contrast

Mourning ice catches the sun.

a leaf made of ice
stands in the brackish water
a wintry lagoon
where the heron fishes
for his breakfast
in the breaks of the ice

a breeze blows in from
the south
the sun radiates heat from above
and the ice passes away
is no more
as temperatures rise

a taste of summer afternoon
contrasts
with the wintry morning
as the high tide
takes the last
of winter’s icebound spell
out to sea

In response to today’s prompt from The Daily Post:  contrast.