Rose Hips in the Morning Light

Rose Hips in the Morning Light

by Marshal Gebbie

Stark in freezing winter air 
Deeply orange, clustered there, 
Rich shades in a cameo 
Of black and white in frozen snow. 
ROSE HIPS IN THE MORNING LIGHT 
Shining warmly, softly bright. 
Wicked thorns, the stems, adorn 
Hoare frost, on the buds, is borne 
Atop the ancient root in soil 
Where beetle gnaw and earthworm roil. 

Marshalg
Exhaling in the frozen air
24 June 2011
Inspired by Patrick Wakefeild's delightful "When I have been a Rose"