3/18

The river runs free of ice

for the first time in months

while the marsh behind,

above the stream inlet,

is still clogged

with the wreckage…

blocks three, four feet thick

in places, piled haphazardly.

You can feel the store of cold

still in the water and the ice,

making a liar of the thermometer,

and reminding us that winter

is not done with us.

Still it is good to see

the river running free:

a promise of the spring

and warmer days to come.

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Sony a6700. Sigma 16-300mm at 16mm (24mm equivalent field of view). Auto Landscape mode selection. Processed in Photomator.