Regular, rhymed -- crystalline #12

Late winter sky, lonely miles from you.
The spruce hills turn a darker blue.

      Regular, unrhymed -- crystalline #11

Deep sleeping branches garner strength.
Ice clad, they dream of April glory.

      Irregular, rhymed -- crystalline #6

Glittering black lake tonight,
bright butter moon, your stunning yellow light.

      Irregular, unrhymed -- crystalline #3

Dead calm twilight sea.
A dolphin leaps from black into the rosy blue.

Published in Ku Nouveau, Summer 2001.
Copyright © 2001 by Denis M. Garrison.