Thursday, November 9, 2023

Under a November Sky

 

I am huddled under

a dull November sky,

ready to start my run,

eager to have it done.


I'm searching for remnants of beauty

along this remote country course:



Brittle leaves on cornstalks

are rattling in erratic winds.



The brown cigars of cattails

are swaying on stiff stems.


Congregations of starlings

mass and merge in leafless trees.



Tamaracks are fading from gold

to tan and dropping soft needles.


Stripped trees ready for slumber

are standing dormant until spring.


An aggressive southwest wind

is whisking through bare branches.



Dark silhouettes of willow trunks

stand steadfast in the wetlands.



Thin crystals of early ice form 

geometric patterns in shallow wetlands.


I'm finding fragments of beauty

under this fine November sky.

© 2023 Richard Havenga




Photo Locations:

1. Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan

2. Rogue River - Rockford, Michigan

3. Canon Township - Kent County - Michigan

4. Vergennes Township - Kent County - Michigan

5. Home Woods Wetland








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