postaday – Page 10 – Carl Setzer: Word Shaper

Winter’s Grasp Fades

winter's grasp lessens
flowers reaching towards springtime
bird's renewed vigor

a day of sunlight
new life gracefully drooping
hints of spring's return

this break in the rain 
raindrops bead upon petals 
winter arrives soon

limbs mostly bare 
a few tenacious leaves cling
dawn's light creeps westward

‪sitting patiently ‬
‪on tendrils of autumn mist ‬
‪another fly’s doom ‬

silk architecture
abandoned upon my porch
a cold autumn wind

the grace of sunlight
within the cool autumn air
glimmers of beauty

through the autumn storms
the rose's tenacity
shines through today's sun

these tenacious leaves
their grip strong through wind and rain
while the air grows cold

within falling rain
I stop my walk to gaze at
this resilient rose

the grace of sunlight
gently passing through the clouds
standing on moist earth

Saw this on today’s walk. I don’t know this tree, though. Do you?