16 degrees
cardinals at the feeder
others on the snow
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in front of the fire--
no concern about stoking,
loading on split wood
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brown tuft
of oak leaves skitters
across the snow
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sock-and-slippered feet
on the hearth treadling
the rocker
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sun
highlighting icy trees
and melting the snow
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warm Epiphany
in the far yard, I pick
three daffodil buds
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