Winter reveals the
wonder of trees –
lacy limbs dividing,
then dividing again,
branches curving high,
arching and bending,
narrowing into many
sturdy brown hands and fine fingers –
held open as if to
bless the wide blue sky.
Winter reveals the
beauty of breath –
frosts the steamy workings of
our hidden inner tree –
bronchi dividing to bronchioles
branching off,
finer and finer,
until the microscopic alveoli
perform their miracle –
lungs transform air into the blood,
praising in every breath,
blessing us with life.
Susan Koefod 