the bloom
after the petal bloom
twice born rose
Unseen Seen
with in a web
of black and white
complexities of grey
Brief Glimpse
the lay of the land
appeared in the sky
as gentle mountains rise
above the crashing ocean waves
Up and Across
each trunk and branch
points the way
no wrong turns
only new paths
Fluid
in the rush of change
the only way to become oriented
is to surrender to transformation
Waterfall Window Dressing
frozen cascade
winter’s cold curtain
oh the drapery of days
Discovery
from the river’s surface
the tree looked up at me
delivering heaven at my feet
The Black and White of Mountain Snow
winter lays bare
the precise location
of each passing moment
Needed
lantern in snow
a wink of light
feeds hope
The Enoughness of Nothing
in nothing
everything
rejoiced
Offers Received
in the absence of colors
an abundance of details
seasons give and take
Only Sunshine
winter came
the only sunshine
was conversation
Solstice
a pause
before the sun’s reversal
and our heading into light
Slumber
december glooming
dark light on the marsh
this is where shadows sleep
Loon Schooled
like ripples
in the water
your momentum proceeds you
Knock, knock
knocking on wood
his volume belies
his diminutive size
Source
within the somber silence
the black and white of things
darkness gestates spring
Old Friend
I recognize eternity
by the light of the moon
First Stirrings
seeds slumber while
forced bulbs bloom
in late winter’s light
Standing Side By Side
rooted in the now
the wind
is their breath
How Long the Winter
how deep the snow
how thick the ice
how far the mountains
Disambiguation
frozen pond
winter travels on
long shadows
Shades
undiluted by colors
complexities of grey
emerge and educate
Great Romance
the wind courted snow
and at ten past two
shadow married light
Off Season
the summer house
in winter entertains
snow and cold
Dark Sky
dormancy depends
on darkness gathering round
the necessary shroud
sheltering inchoate spring
Winter Window
outside my window
windswept winter
begins her story
Distinction
indifferent
to all shades of grey
the black and white
of early snow
Before Me
I’ve been ready
to be done with winter
and then nature placed
more frozen beauty before my feet
Profiles
noble
winter profiles
outlined in white