on certain days
not even the light
offers light
February Narcissus
winter gazed
upon her own reflection
in the river
One Way To Mark Your Place In Time
with one step
we are on the other side
and a new year begins
White Shadow
wind blown snow
the storm’s
white shadow lingers
Hiding In The Woods
sticky snow
camouflages
every tree as white birch
The Four Of Them
at the edge of the clearing
a family of birch
homesteads
Apple Tree Offering
her limb
heavy with ripeness
presenting gifts
A Marriage Of Maple And Birch
distinct
and yet
together
Another Gift Freely Given
a generous benefactor
the forest’s shade
on a hot summer day
Arrival
even the leaves
came
two by two
The Fields Green
verdantly
spring takes hold
birch raise their chartreuse flag
So Thin The Veil
this grove of birch
a clutch of ghosts
the other realm is near
Black Rock
big slice of
flourless chocolate cake
a forest sized serving
Another New Snow
the white on white
of birch in snow
a calming quietude
Birch Bark Mushroom
decomposition
a transition of
sustenance to self
Tall Tales Told
I stood with the trees
listening to them
share their stories
Solitude
I gave
my heart to nature
now I am never alone
Three Birch By The Barn Door
these friends
experience, strength and hope
my life’s companions
They Dwell Together
length of birch
layers of brick
swirling of snow
The Dream After Waking
dawn reveals
the frosted woods
a lingering sugerplum dream
The Old Birch Disrobed
time
takes her
seasons dress her
Milkweed Snow
the snow
before the snow
beginnings in endings
The Birch Glittering
like being lifted
into heaven
living in so much beauty
Color Burns In The Rain
maple flames
birch trails
white smoke
Watching The Clouds Parade
this rightful place
at river’s edge
near summer’s end
In The Enormous Woods There Perches A Tiny Soul
feathered emerald
the size
of a birch leaf
Becoming
nothing
to do
but right now
Restoration
leaves to unfurl
songs to sing
spring’s beginnings
The Arrangement
weathering
winter
together
The Time When Time Wanders
shadows
stretched by sunshine
long winter days