Winter Dreams

Quadrille #96 - wild

Winter Dreams

Siberian iris stems
rattle gently;
My winter garden 

muddy grey.
The heart wanders
remembering
spring’s first pink buds

royal purple iris, 

golden daffodils,

hum of insects,
the pip of a woodpecker.

I walk a sanctuary 

wild with color, 

full of fresh scents
and hope.