To look out on the garden
mid-to-late January
wondering, as I do\u2026
is it the gorgeously strong seed heads
that tenderly hold the snow
as it falls<\/p>\n\n\n\n
or is it the snow
as it gathers
together
in numbers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
that indeed add their strength
to the seed heads
as they stand
in
defiance
of the harsh arctic winds
that at this time
bluster
through
the garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and how intricately beautiful
and heartening
each tiny
detail becomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
when you take a few extra moments
just to
look<\/p>\n\n\n\n
suitably fortified
sustenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n
who
is holding
who<\/p>\n\n\n\n
kind of amazing really
these beauties will
stand
politely some might even say
through all the cruelties the season can
throw<\/p>\n\n\n\n
no real reason to whither
as how would that help
a
thing
comes with much smarter notions
of
standing strong
but
together<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and waiting for that bitter cold
bluster<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to go on then<\/p>\n\n\n\n
and
blow itself
out \u2665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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