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Tag: forest

Posted on November 5, 2020November 1, 2020

Winter Outerwear

the forest
wears a brocade cape
of leaves and fruit and vines

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Posted on July 21, 2020July 12, 2020

Another Gift Freely Given


a generous benefactor
the forest’s shade
on a hot summer day

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Posted on July 4, 2020June 24, 2020

Four Of The Eight Spots

the forest warden
wears
orange epaulets

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Posted on April 28, 2020April 26, 2020

The Woods


still at rest
lichen
the only green

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Posted on March 25, 2020March 24, 2020

Black Rock


big slice of
flourless chocolate cake
a forest sized serving

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Posted on March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

Morning Moon


faint
like a dream
upon waking

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Posted on March 5, 2020February 29, 2020

The Truth Of Scale


the proportion between
bird box and forest trees
makes me right sized

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Posted on November 9, 2019November 3, 2019

Green Centurions


regiment of pines
establishing the frontline
in the waning autumn light

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Posted on November 8, 2019November 3, 2019

The Leaves’ Lullaby


a song
made of silence
in the falling hush

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Posted on September 3, 2019August 28, 2019

Alighted Illumination


one leaf only
chosen
by the light

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Posted on August 23, 2019August 18, 2019

Alone With Everything


down the soft pine needle path
amidst the tall tall trees
the breeze accompanies me

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Posted on August 12, 2019August 11, 2019

In The Enormous Woods There Perches A Tiny Soul


feathered emerald
the size
of a birch leaf

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Posted on July 19, 2019July 15, 2019

Forest Of Fern


everything rests
upon
proportion’s perception

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Posted on June 14, 2019June 13, 2019

Scale


tiny mushrooms
increasing
the tree’s enormity

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Posted on June 12, 2019June 6, 2019

Luck Is Made


no fourth
leaf needed
good luck underfoot

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Posted on June 8, 2019June 6, 2019

Painted Trillium


rare beauty
she blooms mostly
for the forest’s delight

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Posted on May 23, 2019May 19, 2019

Author, Author


the forest writes
her under-story with
a fern-pod feather plume

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Posted on May 21, 2019May 19, 2019

Each Leaf In Its Own Time


the landscape
fills
with color

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Posted on May 17, 2019May 14, 2019

Trust


enter the mystery
of today’s
exquisite unknown

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Posted on May 1, 2019April 27, 2019

Hardwood Sweetheart


maples blush
amongst the evergreen’s
affections

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Posted on February 20, 2019February 17, 2019

Green Calculus


forest calculates
the geometry
of fallen trees

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Posted on November 28, 2018November 26, 2018

Field Music


quartet
of snow
early winter sung

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Posted on November 24, 2018November 23, 2018

Sleep Tight


first big snow
lullaby
for bears

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Posted on November 20, 2018November 16, 2018

Flurry


this beautiful chaos
always
rights itself

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Posted on October 26, 2018October 22, 2018

Rain In The River


rain
hurries the river
ever increasing her curves

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Posted on October 22, 2018October 14, 2018

Autumn Gold


affluence
of leaves
prosperity of color

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Posted on October 13, 2018October 9, 2018

Berry Dazzle


forest floor
strewn with
jewels

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Posted on August 19, 2018August 12, 2018

Time Travel


there goes the wind
through the trees
carrying time

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Posted on August 14, 2018August 12, 2018

Painted Heron


early morning
old master work
on the marsh

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Posted on June 28, 2018June 26, 2018

Magical Mysteriousness


pull the antler
door handle
to know
what resides within

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