PoetryPeek: Reminders

by J. Lanier

That great big puddle at the corner
obstacle to my crossing

Reminds me that
this stranded spring shower remnant 

also seeks its purpose:

to return to earth and nurture life

That sludgy liquid
pooled around the sewer grate

Reminds me that 
this stagnant trickle was once 
part of a million clear raindrops

falling urgently from the sky 

during a summer storm

Those piles of leaves

rustling along urban concrete

eddied by autumn winds

Remind me that
they too seek to complete their cycle 

beginning / ending in the sky and 

ending / beginning in earth's crumbly dark womb

That slushy, icy snow
slippery winter nuisance to older bones

Reminds me that 
      we all have a place and purpose

If we can only find

 how we fit

            together

Messy Retreat?

Is Spring on the way. . .

. . .or will Winter stay. . .

. . . a little longer. . .

. . . ?

House Bound

Side by Side Seasons

Uncertain Season

Snow-Fall

I hope this isn't a foreshadowing of the type of winter we're going to get!

In my lifetime I can't remember ever getting this much snow in NYC in October!

"...Climate change?! How do you do...?"

"Charmed I'm sure!"