Faith – Page 21 – Iron Haiku

wishing you all peace
in the hope and promise of
the coming new year
–
auburn leaves
a chestnut takes root
in the dampened earth

not quite a woman
and yet no longer a girl
searching for her path
–
fresh snow
treading lightly
in your footprints

impatient lemmings
craggy rocks block their passage
to the sea below
–
spring rains
a beaver dam
overflowing

I can’t remember
dwelling in darkness since I
came into your light
–
barren trees
stand vigil
awaiting sunrise

feeling the glass give
reaching in through the mirror
to pull myself out
–
glassy water
ripples spread
across the surface

joyful innocence
unencumbered by malice
that’s yet to be learned
–
the parched forest glen
desperately awaits
the lightning

loving you out loud
and I’m not even a bit
apologetic
–
trumpeter swans
building their nest atop
a beaver lodge

brief is our passage
across the river of time
into the unknown
–
oak saplings
from acorns
never unearthed

dealing with the grief
of saying goodbye to you
for the final time
–
rest
at last
in peace

thrust from a cliff side
tangled and sinuous roots
seeking some purchase
–
life
defiantly
persevering