Frosty Morning

frosty morning
one leaf on a tree
still twirling

sheep turn to face the dawn
a congregation in a field
of shadows

the shortest day
a robin hops indoors
to face the cat

alone on the shore
an old man watches the waves break
close to his feet

miles of still water
a lone fisherman, hand over hand
gathering clouds

last light
figures emerge from the waves
gods approaching