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Clear Creek in Winter
by
johnnygunn
Community
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)
Monday, Dec. 12, 2016
Monday, Dec. 12, 2016
at
9:42:04am PST
I have explored Clear Creek in every season —
Each holds its own wonders and surprises —
And yet, winter — winter is the loveliest.
With so much weighing down upon us —
Sometimes it is best for me just to wander out to the creek.
After a long and unusually warm fall —
Winter has arrived in full form —
Making up and more for any delays.
But Wyoming would not be Wyoming without the wind.
It stretches every living thing to the breaking point —
And leaves its signature in the snow.
Ah, yes! Clear Creek is quite frozen here.
The snow bank is deep — deeper than my bank account.
But then — who cares?
And the winter sun — feeble, yet irresistible —
It sets the ice ablaze.
The creek is rapidly closing —
The ice inching in from each bank every hour.
I struggle with Wyoming —
But in moments like this, I cannot leave.
There is no better classroom —
For a lesson in geometry.
As the south-facing edge melts —
A fringe of bells forms as the water is liquid for a moment.
Thin ice is etched with myriad patterns —
As fine as any Waterford crystal.
The Creek opens up as it rounds a bend —
The extra speed keeping the ice a bay.
And the tracks of so many animals tell the story —
Here, even in below-zero winter, one can find open water.
The colors of winter on Clear Creek —
Sapphire skies and white snow, evergreen and gray rocks.
And water — the giver of life in all seasons.