2022.12.31: bearing

trees in winter, New Year’s Eve ‘22

threshold of new year 
let go of all that holds back 
look forward with hope

2022.12.30: intrepid

winter cricket, Dec ‘22

warm December day 
a cricket comes out to play 
not too long to stray

2022.12.29: restless

Lake Dallas sunrise, Jun ‘22

short days of unease
being confined by the cold 
yearning for beauty 

2022.12.28: here

December sky, Dec ‘22

as the year draws close  
each day becomes more precious 
even clouds seem near 

2022.12.27: fragments

snapshots of the now 
forming incomplete pictures 
stories not finished