Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Shades of White


all around us these days
porcelain baby skin
warmly cream lambskin
rough edged finger nail tips--
broken, cracked
reddish whites of tired eyes
crisp, crinkly snow
crumpled sheets that have been washed
over and over again
swimming in white this winter

7 comments:

Kerry said...

Oh, I love that little foot! Hope you are all on the mend. Great images in your words.

Lovely World said...

Beautiful words. I hope you are all feeling better. The same thing hit us hard last week. I feel like I just getting back on my feet.

Adele said...

Lovely, lovely. Thank you, and many wishes for health.

Anonymous said...

so sweet!

Julie said...

Just beautiful!

Anonymous said...

I am tagging you to do 10 simple things you love. What great words today!

Chelsea said...

this is beautiful beautiful. +Chelsea