Forbearance

Like most of the country it is very cold up here this weekend. Unlike most of the country our high temperatures have not found their way above zero the past couple of days. Enough said. Happy New Year, Everyone!



Forbearance


At dawn Sol arcs his arms,
balancing crystalline patches of light
on his left and right,
adroitly rising from the stage floor
like the superstar he is.

Icebound January his backdrop,
a tableau designed
for the sun dogs he steadies.

Offstage and bedded down
his brutish dog-days of summer pay no heed.

Polar opposites tolerant of one another.



Marilyn Aschoff Mellor