Stub ends of last year’s reeds
pushing through a vernal
pool.
Summer’s crushing aridity
and heat
will provide a new crop of
sticks next Spring.
The seasons here are reflected in
such plain things,
sometimes. Not everything is
green or blooming
to welcome us into a time of rebirth.
That's what it's about - taking notice of the "plain things" which signal change. Is that a pencil sketch? Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Barb. This is actually a photo of reeds in a vernal pool at Jepson Prairie on the Sacramento Delta in California. A wonderful place!
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