wanderers rest
finding rhapsody
in the crabapple tree
Collective
six stones
supported by
the rest of the rock wall
Hold Fast
our hearts recognize each other
let them touch and then hold fast
like birch in snow
never letting go
One To Another
mountain, farm and valley
hold the sacred trust
of belonging
Clean
the flock bathes
in clear waters and pools of sunlight
splash splash community bath
Teenagers
the world
was created
for their exploration
Unity
keeping things together
rather than apart
the old fence embraces
autumn’s abundance of goldenrod
Church Bell
even when the clapper is silent
the call to community is heard
Barns
side by side
shouldering the isolation of winter
red barns reside in the kinship
of proximity
Gathered
together
the comforts
of community
Neighbor’s Light
Before the sun fully rises
the neighbor’s light across the way
is my kind companion in morning’s solitude.
Labor of Love
There is a magic garden
where everyone is welcome
to come and take what they need
be it faith or flowers.
Bridge
The span links neighbor to neighbor,
above the river, across state lines.
Community knows no jurisdiction.