Frozen Image - version 2 by Raymond A. Foss
A walk in the woods Down the path Away from the road, Bustle of the highway Cold of winter Catch of air Crunch of snow Snap of branch
A burst of downy wings Festooned the ground A vole track Ended abruptly
Impressions Catches of light and shadow The beat of predator feathers Pressed Thrust into the crust
Arc of Feathers Captured in the coating – Fingers, Hands scooping A pile of leaves For bagging
Frozen image Fleeting, under melting Life and death Of the road Down the path
June 24, 2004 15:26, about a walk on the http://hikenh.netfirms.com/TDNinete.htm> Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, http://www.hike-nh.com/trips/carter/index.shtml> Alternate site, off Router 16 just up from the Mt. Washington Auto Road, one January morning 5 years ago. Edited June 24, 2004 19:13, adding the 4th stanza.
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