A Winter Morning

by Joanie Roberts

blue skies and winter sunshine
moves me forward
as I sit here framed in light
bathed in morning’s warmth
as full glass windows hold out the cold
while also holding all of Lake Ann’s Bear Cove

a blanket of diamond sparkles lights up the waters
moving in quick time across the lake — seemingly, forever moving towards me
in such a delightful dance
pulling me
straight up to
blue skies,
my spirit rises

and I standing bare
stark and naked
pale against a winter sunshine

if for only a moment
free . . .