Above the brightly bundled school children
the confectionary roof of St. Stanislaus:
icicles, filigreed crosses, spatula-smooth snow
on pistachio-colored copper --
it's too cold for our breath to go anywhere
but straight up to heaven.
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Posted by: magnolia | January 17, 2011 at 02:30 PM
This is my favorite so far, although the drawing of the blueberries was wonderful.
Posted by: mary | January 17, 2011 at 09:05 PM
Thank you, Magnolia; thank you, Mary.
Posted by: Beth | January 18, 2011 at 09:48 AM
These are lovely, Beth. And I can picture the confectionary roof, the pistachio-colored copper, your breaths in the frigid air.
Posted by: Leslee | January 18, 2011 at 03:07 PM
Thanks, Leslee. I thought of taking a photo but decided it was better to let people draw the picture in their imaginations...I'm glad it worked for you.
Posted by: Beth | January 18, 2011 at 03:29 PM