some of you
never make the full descent
balanced instead on a high wire of cold
The Waterfall In Winter
The World Upside Down
when the ground is where the sky belongs
and you find yourself on the inside looking out
balance, daring and sticky toes will set the world right
Performance Artists
raindrop acrobats
balance on the petal edge
defiant of gravity
High Summer
the sun at her zenith
the shade deepens
all things ever balancing
Jenga In The Woods
wind and weather
balance the pieces
placed by time
Finding Footing
accommodations made
to remain
upright
Until
all things balanced
until the wind shifts
and the redistribution of normal
Outlier
snow balanced on limbs
daring the wind
to draw new silhouettes
Wholeness
purpose and place
is located
in relationship
Sensei
each step
through sun or shadow
requires balance
Adaptation
the light
is found
by seeking
Balance
Oh to be
a snowflake
balanced on a branch
set in place by grace
residing in a sacred place
Balance
on one leg or two
mallards balance
on a river log
Ikebana
Arranged by the Great Spirit
everything in nature
embodies balance and harmony.
Fortitude
With only its curvature telling its story
a tree rights itself against unseen forces.
Slope
Gallant-Tree
In the thickest part of the thicket
where the footing was most precarious
a branch held my weight and restored my balance.
Chivalry lives in the woods.
Balance
becomes possible
by accepting
circumstances.
Dew
Dew drops balance
on the tips of grass blades
until it is time to wed the earth.
Needles and Bark
Tiny needles and a massive trunk
are balanced in the pine,
perfect counterparts.