Another Poem

Stone Sentinel

Silent cottage in the snow
waiting for creative fires to rekindle
beside the hearth.

Nameless stone sentinel
stands watch, hunched over,
a self-appointed protector.

Universe takes a deep inbreath
awaiting the outbreath, Creation,
that comes with Spring.

© Beverly R. Titus
01/18/06


Photo
The photo, taken by Dori Baranska, was originally published on Monhegan Commons and became the inspiration for the poem. The poem and the photo were then published together on Poet’s Cove, a segment of Monhegan Commons