Won't you let a snowflake rest

catch a breath
lie down a while
they've come so far
you know
to whiten us
set down your anxious shovel
drift a bit
sip a tea
stand quiet at the window
with me
watch them spin the light
and softly land
exactly right
how beautiful each gift
each flake
be mesmerized
for heaven's sake

 

Sara Mathews    March 2026

 

When November

wakes up sunny

I'm not sure what to do

except to wait awhile

until she's recognizable

again

my greyest friend

can put on costume for a time

a cobalt shawl of sky

some puffy happy cloud

and she's allowed

to be that for a day

but I know blue is grey

Sara Mathews    November 2025

Image ~  Duy Huynh

https://duyhuynh.com/

 

Oh pretty morning
dipped in snow
as soft as angels' wing
what will you bring
this day
the pureness
of your white
your goodness
heaven sent
let us be dazzled
and reborn
resplendent
in this glittering
gilded innocence

Sara Mathews   January 2025

Ingrid Mathews photography

 

Now we are
at the turning moon
as summer slips a soft
retreat
and autumn breathes
a cidery cast
on gardens brilliant
last hurrah
farewell the pinks
and blushing vines
regale us
orange
rust and wine
the birds have feathers
lesser hued
than what this nip of frost
imbued

Sara Mathews     November 2024

Artwork ~ Pamela Tarbell

https://www.pamtarbell.com/

 

The geese resound

alas alack

their brilliant feathers shine

with all the golden

summer suns

they wind them up

and draw them aft

and sober lake

so mirror flat

reflects

their single minded track

and I below

with wistful eyes

beseech

don't go!

Sara Mathews   October 2024

 

An April snow
bestows
a needed refuge
a long awaited winter gift
albeit Spring
it's timing may be late
but breathe the meditation
and reset
I would that this could be
in every season
a road in summer
autumn too
unblemished
by the hurrying
and steady march of time
a ritual of obstacle
a hindrance to our feet
begets our mind's
rejuvenation

Sara Mathews  ~  April 2024

Hans Andersen Brendekilde

 

The stars brought me folly

tonight

so bright did they call

I couldn't resist

their enchanting display

so I wandered right through

to the very next day

connecting the dots

and accounting them all

my feet are as tired 

as dog stars

but my mind's eye 

is sparkled

my being is lightened

my essence enthralled

Sara Mathews     March 2024

Artwork ~ Duy Huynh 

https://www.duyhuynh.com/duy-huynh-artwork/