Midwinter scandal—
 
in the falling snow, my plum
 
begins to blossom!

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My neighbor’s plum tree
 
snaps under the weight of snow—
 
four weeks until spring.

 
 
 

In a snowy ditch
 
a broken vodka bottle
 
glitters in the sun.

 
 
 

near a snowy field
 
somewhere in western Kansas
 
the cry of a hawk

 
 
 

Midwinter morning—
 
my coffee tastes of mountains
 
where snow never falls.

Football

 
 
 

Fifth day of the year—
 
despite six inches of snow,
 
four boys play football.

Counting

 
 
 

six hours and counting
 
for the first snow to dwindle
 
into nothingness