last year’s leaves
embers of sunshine
defying the cold
Transformation’s Design
ice shows
the stop and go
of spring edging in
Attempt
cold hearted
barbed wire
fencing in winter
Inexplicable
a thousand names
for snow and still
it eludes description
Snow Queens
lacy queens patiently sit
for their still life portrait
by the pond
Heaven’s View
polka dots of pine
between defrocked trees
that porcupine the mountain
Awakening
sunlight on magnolia buds
awakens hope for spring
Glazed
encased with ice
a shellacking of bark
winter’s shine and sheen
Thaw
temperatures rise
the ice parts
green reaches for the sun
Revealed
shadow and ice reveal
the fence’s wobbly fears
Elements
her transient nature
enhances the beauty that emerges
from the elements
Ornamentation
trees adorned with snow
crabapple baubles
nature decorates
Communication
rising to the surface
autumn’s message of love
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
Ornate
autumn’s
decorative art
filigree leaves
Rock Roses
when the leaves fall
the rock blooms roses
Camouflage
hide
in plain sight
Layers
the pond is a mirror
that magnifies beauty
Liquid Leaves
The pond and wind
conspired
to turn the leaves to liquid.
Modesty
unable to conceal its splendor
the spruce blushes blue
Leaf Lace
Created by damage
like a phoenix
beauty rises.
Morning
The day came softly
quietly offering beauty.
Wandering Star
A planet comprised
of rock and moss
rests in the yard.
Petals
Even more beautiful
when fallen
than blooming.
Ode to Seurat
Master of pointillism
the crabapple blooms
a portrait of spring.
Flower Shower
Magnolia rains
her beauty
on to the lawn.
Magic
The willow’s wands emerge
spinning gold.
Sleepy Head
Tousled haired
the field wakes
from winter’s sleep.
Return
The landscape shifts from white to green.
Ice is no match for the determination of spring.