The last day
of December
black dots
punctuate
the verdant grass
flash floods
the field--a pond
deer nibble cut corn
rhododendrons budding
in the Blue Ridge Mountains
unseasonable weather
El Nino
traffic startles
the crows
a black blanket
soars to the pines
squawk, squawk, squawking
a scarlet ribbon
flutters through fog
the cardinal
heralds
a New Year!
--Brenda Kay Ledford
I wish my blogger friends a very Happy New Year!
Poetry about the beauty, heritage and history of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina appear on this blog.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
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6 comments:
God bless you in the new year. xo
Beautiful prose, Brenda! Happy New Year!!
Wishing you a very happy and peaceful new year!
This is a lovely poem, Brenda! Hoping you have a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year!
Happy New Year. Lovely poem.
that was lovely. i like the loaded snow header, too. :)
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