Monday, March 3, 2025

Winter Angels

 

In this forgotten cropfield

that once grew soybeans,

it's a day in late winter,

still below freezing,

with a trace of snow remaining.



Sandhill Cranes toss stems and leaves.

With the slightest wing thrust

they rise effortlessly

eight feet up, then settle down

like winter angels.



They dance and call

and flare their wings

and toss and dance

and wait for spring.

© 2025 Richard Havenga



Photo Location: Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan



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