the journey home
is strikingly different
but the destination is the same
And Sometimes
New To The World
oh to be
inquisitive
young and clean
Spring’s Aura
almost invisibly the willow
begins to emanate
her green energy field
The Long Wait
in the emptiness
of April
gifts of possibility
The Long Fence
white posts and rails
stretch farther than memory
fastening the farm in place
Melt
only the sun knows
when the roofline
will give way
The Orchard In Winter
revealing the sense
of being solitary
inside togetherness
Stillness Settles On
in February
only snow
ascends the hay ladder
Time’s Vision
the barn’s
one empty window
an all seeing eye
Agricultural Adornment
pigeons
on the silo
like jewels on the crown
Descendants
a heritage of buildings
barns grow
with the generations
At The Center
the heart
of the farm
the red barn
Rest
the design
of dormancy
is renewal of energy
In December
the landscape slumbers
glittering leaves
the froth of dreams
Hot In Cold
chili peppers
in the snow
intensifying their heat
Let There Be No Waste Silage Awaits
each season
requests
particulars of labor
Softly
the gentle landscape
rising and falling
showing us how
On The Farm
in August
the sky is in a hurry
while the corn takes it’s sweet time
Long Winter Days
when seemingly
nothing is happening
spring’s new world is gestating
Three Of Them
despite cold
and lack of mud
here is happiness
Morning With Cows
space and place
for each one
to low and graze
Appreciation
The butterfly, cow and flower
conferring beauty
on the day
At The Sunflower House
every size and kind
of sunflower
under the sun
Flower Farm
bees and butterflies
work the fields
beauty is the harvest
Morning At The Farm
first light caresses
the corn, flowers and barn
blessings of the new day
The Work Of Faith
grain in the silo
barn full of hay
devotions made each day
The Farm
in the cradle
of the mountains
we grow
Farmyard Blessings
the trough is full
and the pumpkin pile
is still high
A Question Worth Asking
will they take our coats
and turn them into socks and sweaters
for themselves
Afternoon With Cows
we bask
in autumn light
as time floats by