Herewith, the latest selection from dusted-off published poetry and short fiction, circa 1970s vintage and beyond....
Winter's Leavings
Sky a still blue blessing
sun caressing skin
a signal to begin
the ritual of spring clean-up.
Raking needles reveals
fuzzy spherical
dun droppings of
rabbit, sheltered
the long winter,
free now to forage.
Another revelation
a tiny perfect
grey mound, pink feet
bright eyes, moist muzzle
not long since quick
now in endless repose.
Survived lean winter months
succumbed to
spring's promise
tardily arrived.
c. 2009 Rita Rosenfeld
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