the perfume
called me close
into the sweet community
Welcomed In
Come Home Soon
watching for the neighbor’s light
their curl of chimney smoke
to feel so not alone
Just Two
all that is needed
that other one
to inhabit the world with
Secrets Of The Feathered Fellowship
on gray days
being in community
creates its own kind of sunlight
First Strangers Then Friends
deep in the woods
these three strangers
offered shelter
Yes
come feed on the garden
now that it is ending
slack your thirst at the birdbath
Safe Harbor
anchors down
spirits buoyed
by community
Unity
sharing a fundamental intimacy
the butterfly and marigold
depend upon each other
There Is
no I
in nature
everything evolves from we
We Hold Each Other Up
remains of summer blooms
provide the structure for
blossoms made of snow
Most Precious Gift
the cheer
of being
near each other
Together
every disparate part
from the moss to the snow
is needed for the whole
We Shared A Look
and now I know
the words
to your song
Off We Go
adding our tracks
to the worn path
alone together
Distant Neighbors
on the other side
still we need
each other
This Is The Wall
that doesn’t separate us
but rather
it’s presence connects us
The Four Of Them
at the edge of the clearing
a family of birch
homesteads
Atop The Rock
alone
while together
with everything
Appreciation
The butterfly, cow and flower
conferring beauty
on the day
Two Birds
the expanse of the sky
was unfathomable
so they flew together
One Among Many
each the same
all distinct
as with flowers people
Quaker Ladies
they gather
in the meadow
sharing kindnesses
Letting The Light In
through vulnerabilities
we meet each other
and find ourselves
Not One Alone
every berry
provided with
companionship
In Community We Nestle Together
like kernels on the cob
our places distinguished
by proximity to each other
Clustered
crabapple
congregants
commune
Evading The Predator
chipmunks sound
their one chirp warning
everyone down the hole to safety
The Same And Different
claiming self
notwithstanding
similarity
Family Of Pines
distinct yet together
beside each other
through all
Tight Knit Community
all together
weathering the weather
shoulder to shoulder