Passage
At dusk an aura surrounds the moon –
night’s reverie is stirred when
the first snow storm appears
with large flakes falling like
feathers shaken from the heavens.
They evaporate in a warming dawn.
Although the day is mild,
bare branches and white patches
scattered in the deep woods
inspire an undercurrent of feeling
that the season is not steady
and a change will soon arrive.
Lainie Senechal