Winter walk

a clear winter dawn

a dull lawn wakes up glinting –

time for a crisp walk

A hazy finch

a hazy finch cheers

for the sun – the morning mist

clings to the window

they grope the cold

slowly before opening –

the willow’s catkins

colours fade

autumn fleds the branches –

before the first snow

colours have faded –

the autumn wind takes his leave

with a frosty wave

the first frost

throws a coat of glamour

over the last rose

the packing boy

yearningly watches them go –

white sneakers