Harpsichord wakes in frozen air
Cello breathes on icy stone
Violin draws first snow motif
Flute traces fog on canal water
Iron can rests beneath arched brick
Winter wraps it cold and thick
Taxus baccata drinks remembered drip
Hydrangea waits through frozen grip
Rust beneath bridge counts slow hours
Canal fog kisses oxidized crown
No hand turns it toward the flowers
Spring will find it waiting down
Spout points east where sunrise breaks
Handle frozen in patient curve
Quercus robur drinks what morning makes
Roots map depth with quiet nerve
Rust beneath bridge counts slow hours
Canal fog kisses oxidized crown
No hand turns it toward the flowers
Spring will find it waiting down
Lid stays shut against the frost
Solder joints hold memory of pour
Fagus sylvatica counts the cost
Buds stay sealed on branch and shore
Rust beneath bridge counts slow hours
Canal fog kisses oxidized crown
No hand turns it toward the flowers
Spring will find it waiting down
Base gathers slow condensation
Drop by drop forms crystal pool
Pinus sylvestris finds salvation
Needle tips drink patient and cool
Botanist checks each label tag
Notes the can's ferrous bloom
Records data on weathered flag
Winter is a waiting room
March wind cracks the canal ice
Spout releases first clear stream
Betula pendula pays the price
Catkins wake from frozen dream
Rust beneath bridge counts slow hours
Canal fog kisses oxidized crown
No hand turns it toward the flowers
Spring will find it waiting down
Harpsichord fades on final chord
Iron drinks the morning light
