coral reefs on fallen logs
likenesses of
the ocean in the forest
Affinity of Land And Sea
Shinrin-yoko
in the light
soaking in the smells and sounds
luxuriate in a forest bath
Emeralds and Diamond Ice
the forest grows
her own kind
of jewels
Forest Farolitos
shimmering
on the forest floor
pine luminaries
A Long Way From Home
deep in the forest
in the dark and the silence
a coral reef grew
The Umbrella’s Underneath
discarded
by a fairy
after the down pour
Microscopic Astronauts
the ground grew
a space station ready
to launch spores into flight
Softly
the gentle landscape
rising and falling
showing us how
Impersonations
the tree
a zebra
in green
Happenings In Forest Time
sunshine makes for shade
as the river flows
and mushrooms grow
Golden Goblet
for the fairies banquet
fresh rain water served
with a leaf stem straw
Conversation Between Seasons
a stand of white birch
call back
to the snow capped mountain
Listening For The March Wind
standing with
a stand of trees
sensing the sap rise
Sure Footed
the base
of each trunk
a footstep in time
Cold Growth Forest
between
the brook and the branch
grew a forest of ice pines
Abstract Of Rickrack
zig zagging leaves
circle
upon themselves
Call Of Attention
their shout
of color rises
from the forest floor
Her Warm Yellow Glow
peek a boo
with
the morning moon
Sun Rise
we are lifted
into
the new day
Two Things At Once
bark like
gold leaf
a statue of a tree
Wearing Rings Like Saturn
from the forest floor
emerges
another universe
Winter Outerwear
the forest
wears a brocade cape
of leaves and fruit and vines
Another Gift Freely Given
a generous benefactor
the forest’s shade
on a hot summer day
Four Of The Eight Spots
the forest warden
wears
orange epaulets
The Woods
still at rest
lichen
the only green
Black Rock
big slice of
flourless chocolate cake
a forest sized serving
Morning Moon
faint
like a dream
upon waking
The Truth Of Scale
the proportion between
bird box and forest trees
makes me right sized
Green Centurions
regiment of pines
establishing the frontline
in the waning autumn light
The Leaves’ Lullaby
a song
made of silence
in the falling hush