winter’s sky holds images
winged birds in
flight fluttering
black taffeta
dotting the
horizon
black birds blend in
grey skies
amidst giant
evergreen trees
branches waving
as leafy arms
in the wind but I
remain safe and warm
cloistered within
home as sanctuary
waiting for warmer breezes
to return along with
voices of songbirds
heralding in
spring
© February 2012
Renee Espriu
reneejustturtleflight.com 
A vivid rendering, both artwork and poetry. Most enjoyable, Renee.
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Thanks so much Jamie. Glad to see you here.
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I enjoyed reading this wonderfully descriptive poem. You have some great artwork here too.
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Hi Libby and thank you! I must get to your site more often. You have such a gift for writing.
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i’m aching for warmer breezes as well…and can’t wait until i can welcome spring, joining the bird’s song…you paint def. some warmth into the grey sky with your words renee
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Yes, the weather has been so strange for so long I would like something different. Last year we barely had Summer and then such a mile Winter, really, except for the snow storm and ice storm. Spring simply sounds wonderful. Thanks Claudia!
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it feels so good to be at home in weathers like this (in our case its monsoon in its full glory).
another amazing painting. your paintings are fabulous, may be some day i will be able to create one like yours.
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Thank you Trisha! You always make me feel as though I could do anything. You certainly have the gift to create as well and so don’t sell yourself short. I so look forward to seeing what you do every time I visit.
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Love the verse and the drawing, Renee.
Pamela
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Thanks Pamela!
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Nice image of viewing a wild scene of nature but “safe and warm
cloistered within home as sanctuary”
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It is nice to be dry and warm when the weather is wet and cold. Thank You!
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waiting for your next poem!
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Waiting for your visit, my friend.
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Lovely,, I think we are all awaiting the Song Birds Renee and those warmer days of Spring.. Time is marching on faster so they will soon be here.. xx Hugs
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I think it will change soon enough but patience is the key. I have seen some robin red breasts about but not many so perhaps it is changing even now. Thank You Sue.
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Nothing like spring here Renee. We’re about to have another snow storm Fri/Sat. 10-12 cms, enough to have to shovel. Spring can’t come soon enough for us here.
Lovely, both your painting and prose.
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I’m so sorry to hear of your very inclement weather. I don’t like snow so when we got our big storm this year followed by an ice storm it was really way over the top for this area. I did have to shovel and break ice off the car. I’m glad we are past that…at least that’s what they say. Thank you Bren.
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Winter months, huh yes, various shades of grey and black with some mist thrown in there. Not much color going on it would seem, but if we really look at it, the shades of grey do vary somewhat. I like the crows, they seem to add to the depiction of the foreboding black and grey of winter. Good thing the darkness is a beginning to spring and the color comes in. Candy
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