daffodils
on the run
making for the woods
Telling Time
fence slat
sun dial
spring’s high noon
Made Known
foot of quiet
a tangible peace
in the stilled world
Discernment
sunlight and shadows
the only guests received
preservation of retreat
To End Is To Begin
fresh light
fell on New Year’s Day
shadows came and had their say
Picnic
the table’s cloth
is made of snow
and set with sun
Berry Decor
the yard
was decorated
in berries bright and red
Home to Roost
place for all
on the roof ridge perch
line of lineage
Field’s Erudition
solitary walk
a revelation of light
darkness cannot hold
Gathering
cold gathers
in the tree line
stronger than November sun
Echo
all the departures of fall
echo all the departures in life
a practice of fond farewells
Saturated
a bluing sky
intensifies
the turning of the trees
Seer
the skull
is a sacred thing
still holding all that was seen
Beautiful World
autumn colors
creep up from behind
nine lives are not enough
Tender Topography
colors smolder
as light negotiates night
landscape of the soul
Considerations
scurry and hurry of gathering
or
savor the warmth of the sun
Bird and Babe
inside
the flowering
white ring of innocence
On the East Knoll
lambs gentled the landscape
making space for weariness to rest
Reverberations
the garden’s call
of happiness
resounds within the house
The Picking Yard
flowers
pledged fidelity
to the kindness of the garden
Hikers
they gathered at the fence
soon to be
flowers in the field
Outside
trees tell
tales of freedom
outside the garden fence
Meadowland
lupin shared their secrets
of beauty, bloom and seed
summer spread across the field
Garden Party
plants and insects
celebrate
the first of summer’s days
April Snow
night’s white blanket
tucked in all the green
the garden bed is cozy cold
Practice
the bench alone
in cold contemplation
deliberation of spring
Flight
fleeing from the field
light rides
the salmon sky
Outsiders
leaves wander
outside the fence
of their beloved mountain
Residence
fall resides
on the far side
of the fence
Downy in the Garden
a pause
from the pecking
resting on the rail