dismal winter

 i wonder
why this winter
keeps me
looking and looking
but still dismal
 small snows
 most days i walk wendy
looking at the land 
 an old friend
canada thistle
on the road shoulder
a paper plant
 skies
rolling through
 promise 
bring strangely warm winds
these last two
are out the window,
one with flash
one sans
it's all how you look at things

some days

some days are ok, 
some aren't 
and some are gifts that surprise you when you look back
it's easter
looking