pull the antler
door handle
to know
what resides within
The Saying Seen
the forest
through
the trees
Destination Found
the forest’s
magic carpet
rooted to the ground
Maple Blush
the landscape wears
a rosy glow
arousing all of spring
Mushroom Moon
amongst an astronomy of moss
I found the moon
on the forest floor
Stegosaurus
green dinosaur
rises from the ancient earth
defying extinction
Archway
bent tree arch
sacred passage
into transforming woods
The Usefulness Of Everything
bark, branch and leaf
pay their debt to the earth
with themselves
Powdered
a dusting,
a coating, a sprinkle
the many ways of sugar snow
Plaid of March
the kilted woods
wearing a tartan
of tree and shadow
Enchantment
early morning sun
stillness after the storm
the dazzling woods
Sovereignty
each sovereign tree
depends upon
the next, next and next
Iceland
February grew
trees of ice
a forest of cold
Luminous Flux
in the forest room
a chandelier of ice
whose switch plate is the sun
Summer Games
dappled and darting
sunbeams and birch trees
play tag in the woods
Found Again
walk in the woods
with sunlight and fairies
Eden has not been lost
Red Eft’s Rite of Passage
orange his only protection
so many small steps in the long journey
from adolescence to adulthood
Touch
night’s cold breath
caresses the branches
her touch released by the sun
Scale
a mountain of moss
grew its own forest
altering the dimensions of the world
Still Life
without snow
the forest does not sleep
life continues to grow
Seeing Through
seek
intimacy with existence
look without naming
Apeiron
stripes of white
cut through
an infinity of blue
Forest Fashion
the old stump boasts
a green velvet cloak
Enchantment
the pink forest
beckons
magic is afoot
Moss Forest
a tree
grows its own
tiny forest
of moss
Sovereign’s Seat
in the forest
there is a throne of stones
with moss upholstery
Wishbone
Trees wish for rain and sun
a gentle wind, the song of birds
room to breathe and time to grow
Full
trunks buried
up to their branches
the forest is full of snow
Steady
this winter’s snow
comes and goes
while steady is the cold
Secret Passageway
Enter the magic forest
through the teardrop
in the tree.