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Where observation and imagination meet nature in poetry.

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Posted on December 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Change

many are the beginnings
and the sheddings 
that escort us into the new

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Posted on December 30, 2023December 17, 2023

Confections

powdered sugar snow
candies the woods
sweetening a December day

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Posted on December 29, 2023December 17, 2023

Heaven At Your Feet

reach down
and touch
treetops and the sky

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Posted on December 28, 2023December 17, 2023

Goldenrod, Golden Sky, Golden Light

everything
touched by the sun
became a treasure

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Posted on December 27, 2023December 17, 2023

Another Gift

the day ended
by opening
into color and light

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Posted on December 26, 2023December 13, 2023

Rendezvous

berries like a lover
on the loose
leaving kisses everywhere

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Posted on December 25, 2023December 13, 2023

Peace Found Us

our miracle came
as the widening blue sky
and shelter of the red barn

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Posted on December 24, 2023December 13, 2023

The Waterfall In Winter

some of you
never make the full descent
balanced instead on a high wire of cold

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Posted on December 23, 2023December 13, 2023

Standing In The Heart Of The Meadow

holding space and memories
of the orchard
from long ago

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Posted on December 22, 2023December 13, 2023

To Thy Own Self

a leaf revealed
in the decomposing bark
spirit endures

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Posted on December 21, 2023December 13, 2023

The Art On Nature’s Walls

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an island of forest flotsam
accumulating mass with cold
the tree its picture frame

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Posted on December 20, 2023December 13, 2023

Squirrel’s Feast Day

they banqueted
on the stump
tiny hands shucking pinecones

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Posted on December 19, 2023December 4, 2023

Apples, Oak, Birch

like wise men
each with their offering
fruit, leaves, bark

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Posted on December 18, 2023December 13, 2023

Replenishment

thirsty for color
I gulped
the blue sky

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Posted on December 17, 2023December 4, 2023

So Many Workers Of Joy

we come upon
the elves hat rack
Santa’s workshop must be near

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Posted on December 16, 2023December 4, 2023

Sanctuary

little church stands between
the old route road and the big woods
with a faith of clapboard and a peace of stained glass

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Posted on December 15, 2023December 4, 2023

Pink Poinsettia

every time
she’s seen
a smile

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Posted on December 14, 2023December 4, 2023

Even Grey Days Have Their Golden Light

the sun is found
golden and shining
from the ground

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Posted on December 13, 2023December 4, 2023

Teaspoon Of Cold

the seasoned season
leaves measuring out
winter’s ingredients

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Posted on December 12, 2023November 30, 2023

Vigil

candles in the woods
the community of birch
stand by their fallen

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Posted on December 11, 2023November 30, 2023

Surface Of The Moon

the rabbit
and the old man
disappeared down a Swiss cheese hole

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Posted on December 10, 2023November 30, 2023

Night Fire

we warm ourselves
on the embers
of the day

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Posted on December 9, 2023November 30, 2023

Seed Chandelier

it will be spring
that flips the switch
of cosmo lights

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Posted on December 8, 2023November 30, 2023

Three Lines

the snow, the mist, the clouds
past, present, future
the weather writes a tercet

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Posted on December 7, 2023November 30, 2023

Protection

barrier to cold
a bowl to hold the sun
oak leaves holding on to green

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Posted on December 6, 2023November 25, 2023

Like A Goddess

bestowing sweetness
with grace
delicacy belies her strength

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Posted on December 5, 2023November 25, 2023

Considering The Opposite Shore

the reflection an inversion
or perhaps
the clearer reality

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Posted on December 4, 2023November 25, 2023

Wild Tundra

roam freely
between the wild
and tamed places

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Posted on December 3, 2023November 25, 2023

Dance Of Transformation

supple and brittle
dancing on their stems
leaves dervish in the wind

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Posted on December 2, 2023November 25, 2023

A Litle Help From A Friend

the dear crabapple
lifting up the grey clouds
to let a little light in

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