After the harvest of the ice

A pond remaining, open,
Frigid temperatures falling,
Storehouses full, ready,
For warmer months to come…
 
After the harvest of ice,
Older ways repeated,
A scar for a moment
A pool of open water…



------------------
January 28, 2024
After the harvest of the ice
 
1/28/2016
Photographs of ice pond
after the harvest of the ice
by the Amish community
Route 11,
Patten, ME
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com )  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com   Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, Amish, ice pond, ice, saw, blocks, pond, Patten, ME, tradition, ice house,
 
#poetry #Amish #ice #saw #blocks #pond #PattenME #tradition #icehouse