beneath crowns of white
hydrangeas bow their heads
in reverence to winter
Tiny Snowy Pine
in winter’s white silence
it spoke of peace and love
Final Touch
snow
swags
the swag
Compromise
the apple tree
surrenders but does not succumb
to gravity’s demands
Understanding
the pond’s edge
the reach of shadows
winter renders a new view
and understanding of the familiar
Everyday Magic
dry weeds in a snowy field
the filament and flash
of ordinary days
Pileated
the woodpecker reaches out
for the most succulent frozen crabapple
on the tree
Hallelujah
to bloom
in the winter sun
is to rejoice
Endurance
beset and abandoned
the leaf boat holds
to the hope of a thaw
Dreams
winter’s cold breath
obscures the mountains
revealing dreams
Elements
her transient nature
enhances the beauty that emerges
from the elements
Ornamentation
trees adorned with snow
crabapple baubles
nature decorates
Weaving
branches and weeds
a tapestry
woven on the loom of time
Jacob’s Brook
water runs to the long river
singing the final refrains of its song
before it is silenced by winter
Ceaseless
gone are the flowers
gone are the seeds
and still she blooms
Determination
pines and reeds
hold tight to their colors
as winter whitens the landscape
Diamond Woods
sunlight on frost
the woods bejeweled
and glittering
Communication
rising to the surface
autumn’s message of love
bare tree blue sky
reaching
up, up, up
this is worship
Only
on the frozen marsh
where everything is holding its breath
sunlight is the only motion
Palisades
eagles nests
affirm
this sacred place
Other Northern Lights
maple seeds
shimmer and shine
in cold December sun
Anew, Again
the new season
asks me to see
everything anew again
Exposure
starkness unveils
beauty’s vulnerabilities
Exodus
delicate departure
wild aster
in seed
Twilight
the sun sets
on monoliths
eternal rest is fenced
Queen Anne
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