the night’s lapel
embellished with
a frosty flower
Boutonnière
Letting Go
the river knows
no need to cling
and offers welcome
to each new way of being
Transfigurations
a shell without its beach
perhaps part caterpillar part cocoon
or just the hosta leaf
fossilized
Morning Stars
night blessed the day
leaving stars
upon the window
Exhalation
the feathered breath
of winter
sighs upon the window
A Fancy Collar Upon The Eaves
in ice and flake
finery added
to the winter day
The Durability Of Change
the habit of the river
to turn again and again
from stillness to movement
Early
before the namesake-d day
the cactus can’t resist
an early gift
Available Openings
the fence of lattice
inviting us to
see through, reach through
Making Sense
amidst inversion and reflection
trees and leaves
still perceived
Orientation
stillness held
in the midst of chaos
reveals the pattern
Bedazzling Bark
extraordinary
in the ordinary
a thing being itself
In Departure Arrival
from the branch
to the ground
and back to the source
Quick Trip
gazing on the mushroom bloom
everything is answered
nothing can be explained
Found
there was a lot of leaving
but some love
stayed behind
A Tailored Day
below pinking-shear leaves
the wind zippering
across the water’s surface
Diamond Dew
fleeting brilliance
these jewels
of water and sunlight
The Geometry Of Corn
in the field, parallel to each other
at the table, perpendicular to the butter dish
discarded cobs form a geodesic dome
The Queen And Her Constituents
without the wild
and abundant
nothing to reign over
Spiral
turn, turn, turn
in upon the self
end at the beginning
Repetition
hens and chicks
multiplying themselves
hue after hue
Dreams At The River’s Edge
spring came
supple and green
winter threats were banished
Right Angles
nature
the master
mathematician
Time’s Reallocations
memory is a mystery
with pieces disappearing
and remains ever changing
Candy
a heavy handed sifting
of a confectioners sugar snow
the woods now candy land
Shrub Chandelier
ice crystals
catching the light
casting it about
Attendance
the one thing
always present
is impermanence
River Art
a reflection
of the fluttering
leaves
More Then A Leaf
up close
you are a
home grown Rothko
Marvel
an icy lace
melting and magnifying
making a mosaic of Monday