Ferns of ice
of living crystals
conjured in the morning
rising up from the ground
from the wet pavement;
Ferns of ice
of living crystals
rising up, yearning
rising from the ground;
Ferns of ice
of living crystals
alive in the sunlight
rising up from the ground
until the day’s warming
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edited January 15, 2018
Ferns of ice – v2
edited January 15, 2018
crystals alive – v2
(melting, like the melting of
the Wicked Witch of the West,
just without the wailing and the smoke)
January 15, 2018
crystals alive
edited January 15, 2018
every filament, each fiber – v2
January 15, 2018
every filament, each fiber
January 15, 2018
after the foot traffic
follow up – 1/15/18 1:15pm
edited January 15, 2018
Feathers on the ground – v2
January 15, 2018
Feathers on the ground
January 15, 2018
Ferns of ice
edited January 15, 2018
Translucent Ferns – v4
(editing version 2)
edited January 15, 2018
Translucent Ferns – v3
(editing original)
after taking 80 pictures of ice crystals
at the church that morning
&
edited April 4, 2017
imagining the palette of God – v2
March 29, 2017
imagining the palette of God
edited March 29, 2017
brushstrokes of the artist – v2
edited March 29, 2017
streaks of bold color – v2
edited March 29, 2017
the heavens aflame – v2
edited March 29, 2017
in streaks of cold and heat – v2
edited March 29, 2017
painting in temperature – v2
edited March 29, 2017
a dollop of cold – v3
edited March 21, 2017
a dollop of cold – v2
March 21, 2017
a dollop of cold
March 21, 2017
painting in temperature
March 21, 2017
in streaks of cold and heat
March 21, 2017
the heaven aflame
March 21, 2017
streaks of bold color
March 21, 2017
brushstrokes of the artist
sunset from our back yard
the peak of Mt. Katahdin
Patten, ME
&
edited October 27, 2014
snow on the mountain – v3
October 24, 2013
snow on the mountain – v2
new poem October 24, 2013
snow on the mountain
new poem October 23, 2013
“Ice more than Frost”
driving from Patten to Stacyville and view of Mt.
Katahdin
October 23, 2013
Edited September 17, 2013
painted with grains of sand – v6
Edited December 10, 2012
painted with grains of sand – v3
Edited December 10, 2012
November 20, 2012
the fields were alive with frost this morning
on NH Route 107 in Epsom, NH, Southbound,
with many vistas of white over the reeds and grain
stalks, as
at 43.213132,-71.285279
going to the Deerfield Community School
November 19, 2012
&
edited April 10, 2015
painted with grains of sand – v7
(editing version 3)
Edited September 17, 2013
painted with grains of sand – v6
(editing version 3)
Edited December 15, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v5”
reediting version 3
&
Edited December 11, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v4”
based on suggestions by Jacob Montgomery,
of Bournemouth, England
&
Edited December 10, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v3”
after emailing earlier version to Jacob Montgomery,
Bournemouth, England
&
Edited December 10, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v2”
November 20, 2012
“painted with grains of sand”
one of several poems about drive yesterday
the fields were alive with frost this morning
on NH Route 107 in Epsom, NH, Southbound,
with many vistas of white over the reeds and grain
stalks, as
at 43.213132,-71.285279
going to the Deerfield Community School
November 19, 2012
&
edited June 15, 2015
Translucent Ferns – v2
edited June 15, 2015
Translucent – Haiku – v2
(after agreeing
for this poem to be posted on
Finish poetry blog,
daily haiku meme Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
“Every Wednesday I have a special feature on my weblog
and this week it’s about ferns. I love to use your poem “translucent ferns” for
that episode. I hope you will give me permission.”
by poet, Chèvrefeuille
October 21, 2010
Transulent Ferns
October 21, 2010
Translucent – Haiku
on the drive from home to Pembroke Academy
about 7:06
and again on Rte 28
about 9am
Suncook, NH
Pembroke, NH
Allenstown, NH
October 20, 2010
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