in her final season
still she reigns supreme
Tree Tales
their shadows tell the stories
the trees themselves
cannot utter
Thanksgiving Woods
the harmony of everything
resounds in the woods
on thanksgiving and all days
Submerged
a fallen leaf
in the not yet frozen pond
reaches for the sky
Revelation
autumn disrobes the landscape
revealing the elegance of limbs
Sun Dance
Sunlight glittered
in the cold
dancing on the pond
Steeple
homage
to the heavens
home of homes
Moon Landing
the night’s snow
transforms the lawn
into the surface of the moon
Goodbye Note
in the language of leaves
summer left behind her message
I will return
Leaving Leaves
trees undress
and launder the land
with color
Ray
a shaft of sunlight
holds the pond open
Providence
soft surroundings
destined for nests
Place
by the brook
under the apple tree
a good place to grow
Ornate
autumn’s
decorative art
filigree leaves
Morning Mountains
thin November air
diluting colors
amplifying absences
Hortensia
the golden girl’s bloom
will weather winter
Splash
crabapple color
surges to the rooftop
Dinosaur Birch
resting in the woods
massive muscular legs
roots her to the earth
Rock Roses
when the leaves fall
the rock blooms roses
Seeing Through
trees teach
how letting go
makes room for more
Twig with Lichen
magnificence
masquerading as
the mundane
Claim
Fall forges the river
and stakes her claim with color
Diplomacy
the skillful birch
holds opposites together
Spirit Guide
like a japanese scroll
an image unfolds
the heron emerges
from mist and weeds
Long River
fertile fields reside
along the river’s sides
Camouflage
hide
in plain sight
Embrace
encircled by color
fall’s final embrace
In The Rain
shorter days
sweeten
the crabapples
The Golden Hour
November light illuminates
perfection of the commonplace.
Reed’s Marsh
there is solace in the silence
this is heaven’s hush