Poem Frozen lake
Frozen Lake in frigid light I walked its shore through crunch of snow and biting wind its surface glazed with snow and ice a flock of gulls its only rise I stopped to scan the distant shore where barren trees in silence stood and there I saw a coyote stroll his muzzle raised to sniff the air in search of prey he stalked the reeds where voles and mice endure the chill his search in vain he stopped to rest and caught my scent across the lake no sense of threat he met my gaze a shared respect in winter's realm