Apparitions of Ice

Alien sounds of creatures in distress

accompany the mysterious growth and

sudden eruptions of crystalline shards

of needle-like formations of ice.

People stop in their tracks, mystified,

observing this strange, alien invasion

and to capture it on camera, as they

experience this unusual phenomenon,

bursting forth, spreading prickly

tentacles of cascading apparitions,

here today and gone tomorrow,

along the shores of Medicine Lake.

Precious Linda, c. 2013

To see pictures and a video of this strange phenomenon, see: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/30145-lake-ice-needles-filmed-in-minnesota-lake-video/

Icing Laced on Trees - Haiku

Icing laced on trees

Daffodils covered with snow

Spring is hiding here

Precious Linda, c. 2013

A Patch of Blue

A patch of blue caught my eye

from cloudy grays and whites

and darkened silhouettes of bark,

damp from the snow-filled nights.

The grays and whites unending,

until one day appeared,

a burst of color, a patch of blue,

in a black and white world.

The patch of blue was welcome,

to let me know the sun

was shining just a little bit

and springtime soon would come.

Precious Linda., c. 2013