in November’s dark
the light is brighter
and the blues colder
Clouds Like The Day’s Breath
Outside The Church Steeple
nature worships
with each leaf
a prayer
In Nothing Everything
the wind stopped
and the whole world stilled
a settling of collective rest
Blue Goodbye
beneath the care
and protection of the pine
monkshood gifts us a final bloom
To Leave Is To Return
in the season
of seeds
everything is giving
Old Friend
you and I
on creaky knees
still enjoying a wander
Companion For Winter
most leaves now down
their absence
brings the mountain closer
Late Bloomer
appreciated
all the more
this rose in November
Fields At Rest
fortitude
is being built
in the fallow field
Spotted
freedom on the wing
liberty perched
high in the pine
Lily Berries
cheery berries offer
a bright goodbye
as fall fades
Flock In Flight
together in the blue and white
while each still
going their own way
Legacy
coneflowers stand
in tribute to
their former themselves
Burning Bush
an enduring
divinity of
light and color
Keep Watch
three lighthouses
and the morning star
guiding in the day
Contained
inhabiting an oak leaf
all the colors and changes
of autumn
Sunrise
beam of light
reaching for heaven
reaching for us
Talking Sticks
each touches the next
mindful to leave
ample space for listening
Sail On
wind at your back
untether yourself
from fear
Autumn Shore
this tide
pulls summer
into the blue depths
Peace Visited
welcome is made
by acceptance and surrender
to beauty’s embrace
Concentration Of Red Maple
color that pulses
my heart beats
in sync
October Tableau
the shadows and leaves
a collage
depicting time
Heads Up
a mast year
toads dodge
the falling acorns
Lucky Are The Wanderers
summer departs
like a rainbow’s end
the forest full of gold
Whispers Of Adieu
new slant of light
the colors start
as summer slips away
Wild And Free
some petals spent
the joyful bloom
undeterred
Lift Your Eyes
and see
how trees reach
for heaven
Be The Way
like the water lily
feed your light
into the darkness
Wearing The Wool That Will Warm Us
sheep graze
beneath a rainbow of leaves
content in their well earned peace