Frozen…

Hutchinson River; Wetlands & Long Island Sound – 1/5/18 – Photo by Toni Roberts
like my beloved river
I too am frozen in time…

Bear Totem & La Madonna – Photo by Toni Roberts
in retreat…
like Bear…
I take refuge in my cave of isolation…
in this time of hibernation…
this trancelike state in which I rest
as new life
develops and grows within…
crafted and shaped by
Unseen Hands of an Invisible Creator
like Bear…
it is not I who doeth the
Work
of
gestation…growth…development
and the eventual
springtime
birth
of what is new and vital and necessary
for the continued success of this
mysterious venture
of
fleshbound
spirit
following the
Creative Directive
of an
Unseen Force
that
simply
is…