Mable
on the porch
admiring the bleeding hearts
Morning Meditation
Sanctuary
little church stands between
the old route road and the big woods
with a faith of clapboard and a peace of stained glass
Old Barn First Witness
a clapboard background to
the enduring rite of spring
sunshine as forsythia
Agricultural Adornment
pigeons
on the silo
like jewels on the crown
Three Ingredients
a summer portrait
of New England
allium, clematis, clapboard
Fruit And Nuts
a feast
is set
for feathered friends
Trio Of Pairs
sunshine clapboards and goldenrod
pink hibiscus and joe pye weed
shingled roofs with pine needles
Triumvirate In White
three lilies
in their bloom
rule the dooryard
Nana’s Dooryard Garden
her welcome
always joyous
and abundant
Blending In
like a shadow
of old oxblood
clapboard
Thistle
purple prickers
gentle to
the bees
Cheered On By The Evening Primrose
clematis arch
find’s its
angle of repose
Those Girls
chorus line of tulips
all high kicks
and red lipstick
Garden Party Games
shadow show
solomon seal entrances
trillium
Saddled Up
swayback shed
saddled by the sky
ridden by time
Oxblood Clapboard
use it up
wear it out
make it do
or do without
