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The morning sky glows amber
Across the eastern horizon.
The farmstead sits in quiet wonder
Under a cloak of fallen snow.

Tree limbs hanging heavy
Under dabs of iridescent white
Highlights of delicate saffron
Dapple through the naked birch.

Blue-violet shadows
Painted by the rising sun
Stretch over drifting waves
That never move, but never stay.

In the darkness of the night
Unseen by you and I
Nature perfectly composed
A windswept winter landscape.

Wrapped in a frosted mantle
A rime on nature’s easel
The silent morning proudly presents
The aftermath of a winter storm.
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The image for this poem is a portion of an original painting by the author.