Past and Future

cliff edge 

past and future caress  

the new year

(C) Steven Stokes

The Snail

leaves on a path

the snail continues

– or so it seems

(C) Steven Stokes

Old Books

sleet

conjures the tang 

of old books

(C) Steven Stokes 

Midwinter Waves

midwinter waves 

thrash the endless horizon 

a pebble rests

(C) Steven Stokes

A Door Shuts

a door shuts

as winter thaws within

the bitter taste wanes 

(C) Steven Stokes

Leaden Sky

leaden sky

patiently we await 

Christmas Eve 

(C) Steven Stokes

Frozen Puddle

frozen puddle

on a path to nowhere

I walk into myself

(C) Steven Stokes

Long Shadows

streetlights on

a path of long shadows

the shortest day 

(C) Steven Stokes

Arctic Whistles

arctic whistles

an empty washing line 

        skips 

the hidden tide

(C) Steven Stokes

On a Knife Edge

winter shadows 

the moon lambent

on a knife edge

(C) Steven Stokes