Late Winter Lake
March Commences
As March’s month commences,
with a loud call from a cardinal
and lessening of winter winds,
one’s hopes jump quickly
into a new season – instead,
shocked by steady snow.
Spring seems far away
as winter’s weary trip continues.
No hurt comes from
weather’s constant vagrancies -
only a need for patience
and, in time, pleasant days
will again prevail.
Lainie Senechal
March Wind Sails Over Ice of Frozen Lakelike scraps of worn fabric,
torn from branches in streams
of strong March wind,
jet through open space
into empty vernal air.
Meltwater on frozen lake
forms pools that mirror
shimmer of setting sun,
as seasons flip from frigid winter
into warm, sweet spring.
Birds at dawn announce this
transition with renewed trills.
Lainie Senechal
Lainie will participate in an exhibit March Wind, with new paintings and poetry, at Kaji Aso Studio from March 12 – April 7th. The opening is March 12 from 7PM-9PM. Poetry reading begins at 8PM.