Some people don’t 

like winter.

They say it’s 

cold and barren.

There is nothing green

to lure the eyes.

But I like it;

It drives me inside.

It becomes the canvas

for my spiritual paint.

And I am strengthened 

and uplifted by the 

images I find.

                                        On vacation till Jan. 1, 2009    peace  -  Locke