spruce tree branches
by the windows
each day a painting
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin
September 14, 2020
WestWard Quarterly, Winter 2021
2022 Review – I am memorizing the sequence of poems as I create these posts. Perhaps for a chapbook in the next year or two. How do poems from over the years work together? I also hope to remember the journals and editors. And a cover art photo by Karl . . .
The roses we bought last week were fading a little. Karl trimmed them and gave them fresh water. A few are arranged in a bowl and two are in a blue vase.
forsythia by the garage
bright petals and beauty
for all to see along the road
yesterday pink flowers
by the kitchen windows
and the first bee
of the year I see
Old images new again.
As you can see, the basket Karl created with spruce tree branches that were pruned, and decorations from past years, is now outside. The snow today gives the arrangement new life. You can see snow on the wood path Karl built years ago, and gardens where lilies and other plants grow. Our red poinsettia in the house, from Mentink’s Piggly Wiggly in town, is still beautiful. Our Christmas cactus has many buds and is on the table with the poinsettia. I think we will rename the cactus – February cactus? Karl took the photo this afternoon.
A quiet Saturday. Karl is an engineer and is working on a project. I have been reading for hours today in my study.
study window
snowflakes fall all day
on the gardens
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 