Winter promise
In the still nadir of the solstice
stark outlines bear generous promise of beauty.
Petrified black branches are rapt,
boldly powerful in austerity, controlled
in minimal expression
silent explosion of exquisite insight.
Kaleidoscope forms march into the misty distance
singleton with fan of delicate filigree,
robust twins, connected soul mates,
slender neighbour stretching up in feathery entreaty.
Mysterious tree-shapes crowd the horizon.
What nascent blessings bud in their fretwork?
At the far edge of this perfect perspective
at home on the couchant river
paddles a solitary duck,
a living interface with this landscape of subtle harmony
sublime manifestation of divine presence.
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