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last night
there was snow
and fierce wind
erasing
every print
fox bird
deer human
landscape sculpted
smooth
unmarred
trackless
this morning
blank canvas
you start over
again
the poem
the painting
the road
no footsteps ahead
no easier path
made by those
who’ve gone before
it is only you
and pristine emptiness
dazzling
clean
trackless
This poem first appeared in Peninsula Pulse.
Used here with the author's permission.
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Photo by Len Villano
Sharon Auberle is a poet and photographer who lives in Door County, Wisconsin. Author of six poetry collections, her work has appeared in numerous publications and on-line magazines, as well as a variety of anthologies. Sharon served as Poet Laureate of Door County from 2017- 2019; her latest book is Dovetail, a poetry/sketch collaboration with poet and artist Jeanie Tomasko, which won the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Annual Chapbook Prize. Sharon’s earlier years of living in the spare landscapes of the Southwest, and now surrounded by Northern woods and waters, along with interests in Zen, music, and photography, provide her with endless inspiration.
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Katrinka:
Wonderful poem, Sharon. Karen W
Posted 12/31/2011 02:04 PM
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mimi:
thanks for the lovely compliments, everyone, and Happy New Year!
Posted 12/28/2011 05:42 PM
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pwax:
You've really captured it,Sharon! Perfect.
Posted 12/28/2011 12:11 PM
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wendy morton:
This poem is a painting. Each word, a brush stroke.
Posted 12/28/2011 10:16 AM
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dotief@comcast.net:
Lovely!
Posted 12/28/2011 08:29 AM
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ed werstein:
Excellent, Sharon.
Posted 12/28/2011 07:55 AM
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Janet Leahy:
A commandment to carry on, start over—the pristine emptiness—lovely. Thanks
Posted 12/28/2011 07:29 AM
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jeanie:
beautiful, sharon. i could go for some of that snow any day now.
Posted 12/28/2011 07:29 AM
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LisaV:
Nice Sharon! Thanks for this one!
Posted 12/28/2011 06:15 AM
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