dressed up for halloween
or did old man winter
get snagged on a branch?
Bearded Branch
Promise
on the broken branch
in the ice
verdant thriving
Physics At The Brook’s Edge
if time itself could be seen
this is how it would appear
stopped and moving all at once
Daydream Of Spring
with this blue sky
those raindrops
may bloom into flowers
Everlasting Ever Changing Unions
stone, water, branch
fallen and frozen, rushing and static
married this winter day
Cousin It
out in the woods
without your bowler hat or glasses
how will you find your way home?
A Tenacity Of Delicacy
thrown to the ground
by a punishing wind
intricacies undaunted
Mop Of Cold
bent to the river by cold
held to new work by ice
servitude of sweeping
How It Comes
barely noticeable at first
the white outline gathering
on every branch and blade
Stillness
the lichen
and the leaves
find their autumnal repose
inquisitive finch
what are you
doing here
he wondered
Buds In Blue
infinitesimal the progress
towards spring
until the sudden unfurling
Sparkler
deep green
in the fresh snow
casting sparks of life
Abundance Inspired Appetite
a mass of blooming branches
my hungry eye
wants to consume it all
Hoisted By Branch and Twig
each leaf
an unfurled flag
of optimism and renewal
Bird With Leaf Buds
before the leaves
the buds
before the nest
the plan
Peace Outside The Circle
without containment
the symbol’s power
expands
Cold Growth Forest
between
the brook and the branch
grew a forest of ice pines
One Way To Mark Your Place In Time
with one step
we are on the other side
and a new year begins
To Be Like Rain
droplets
hang on
like hope
Rhythm Of The Seasons
a syncopation
of changing colors
fall’s visual music
Arrival
even the leaves
came
two by two
Bluebird So Soft
bright eyed
in a blue sky
hope personified
A Wishbone Branch
will spring
or snow
get the bigger piece?
The Space That Snowflakes Make
in the falling silence
the space to release worries
and find peace
Keeping Company
the garden shed
and branch bench
share the wait for spring
Not One Alone
every berry
provided with
companionship
Bursting Forth
life force
an explosion
of joy
Fishbone
fish skeleton
swimming
the ocean sky
Tree Spirit
all seeing
knot hole eye
mouth of the missing branch