looking through the ice
cross the liminal space
to feel the presence of birch
Between
Water Open And Closed
the river keeps
one eye open
watching trees
Wildflower Storm
a flurry
of flowers
the petals accumulating
The River Curves
motionless
the river wanders
the future and the past
Boutonnière
the night’s lapel
embellished with
a frosty flower
Cold Trees
even the trees
shiver when
it gets below zero
Always Living
despite the lows of cold
the moss and Sempervivum
the brave and hearty Heuchera
keep on and on
The Day Retires
the day packed away
in night’s
dark briefcase
Winter’s Butterflies
winged maple seeds
perched on the branch
fluttering in the wind
Letting Go
the river knows
no need to cling
and offers welcome
to each new way of being
Smiled Upon
winter holds tight to the shadows
but OH the sun, the sun
the saving sun
Transfigurations
a shell without its beach
perhaps part caterpillar part cocoon
or just the hosta leaf
fossilized
Bare Ground Blue Sky
opportunity taken
the farmer feeds
his fallow field
Counterclockwise The Weather Turns
wind and rain
have rinsed my world
autumn’s palette now returned
Blue Sunset
dark clouds
blue with water
preparing to erase the snow
Patience And Perseverance
amongst the snow
a dreaming blossom bud
and hope made manifest
Alone Together
room for thoughts
to wander
between them
Beneath The Watch Of Elders
young pine
in the January snow
so many more years to grow
Dinner Waits
the crabapple tree
set like a table
for the cardinal and cedar waxwings
Morning Stars
night blessed the day
leaving stars
upon the window
Shaken
trees appear tiny
the world a snow globe shaken
then set gently down
A House For The Wind
racing in and out
the doors and windows
opened by absence
Exhalation
the feathered breath
of winter
sighs upon the window
The Old Oak’s Salutations
the old oak
in an elegant turn
of welcome and farewell
A Fancy Collar Upon The Eaves
in ice and flake
finery added
to the winter day
Ho Ho Ho The Snow
old apples
in their Santa hats
Christmas in the orchard
Making Magic
rarely seen
this generous neighbor
who gives in imagination and delight
by bestowing upon the garden
a Christmas fairy
All As It Should Be
berries in tranquility
content against
the sky’s faint blue
Clematis Collage With Netting And Snow
an abstraction of
the seasons so
intricately entwined
After Many Gray Days
some blue sky
a saving grace
and hope renews