Winter Trees

William Carlos Williams, 1883 - 1963

All the complicated details 
of the attiring and
the disattiring are completed!
A liquid moon
moves gently among
the long branches.
Thus having prepared their buds
against a sure winter
the wise trees
stand sleeping in the cold.

…Doc Williams, Rutherford

Welcome to Lent, to another snowbound day, to the first glimpses of sunshine in a week.  The trees are not dead; they are at rest, having completed another annual sequence of dressing and undressing.  During this season, we are also waiting, preparing ourselves for the spring that lies ahead.  Instead of giving something up, what are we to take on?  What are we going to lift up instead?

Today's Writing Prompt:

Williams' line "A liquid moon moves quietly among the long branches" is like a haiku within the walnut shell of this short poem, a beautiful image of white, cold light.  Take a few minutes to create a clear winter image.  Later on, put it in the middle of something else.

Keep reading and writing,

Maureen