mid February in the woods
winter’s eye looked in mine
and winked I do believe
Recognition
Fairies Ascension
tiny feet will climb
the fern leaf ladder
to their tree stump castle
Face Of The Fallen Log
surprise
at the softness
of the pine needle landing
Pretending
these could be
cherry blossom petals
so sweet they melt
Making Magic
rarely seen
this generous neighbor
who gives in imagination and delight
by bestowing upon the garden
a Christmas fairy
Seeking Light
the lantern’s light
imagined
is light enough
In The Playhouse
frontier settlers
are making mud pies
for ranch hands
A Garden Made Of Whimsey
scaredy cat
in red high heels
protecting herbs from birds
Delicate Decisions
teetering between seasons
imagination decides
frost or blossom fuzz
So Many Workers Of Joy
we come upon
the elves hat rack
Santa’s workshop must be near
Tree-Side Village
the wee-est of the wee forest creatures
lived in a village on a tree
safe and snug and happy as can be
Ice Monster
it gave
a silent roar
rattling primal bones
Galloping By
in all ways
she came
from the woods
Like The Blue Guitar
the blue watering can
making poetry
out of the garden’s elements
Visions
miniature world
on the window pane
cold grows a forest
Hope Held
the woods do
dream in snow
heaping hope on branches
After The Party
forest fairies
leave behind
the tiniest table setting
Petaled Pinwheel
which turns
without turning
Imagined Into Being
a green day dream
the whispering of leaf buds
the laughter of leaves
Sedum View
to see
what flowers see
the expanding harmonies
Astronomy
it seemed
the moon had landed
inside the garden gate
Get Away
travel
the curving petal edge
swim the pool of color
Illumination
fairy lights
these maple seeds
twinkle magic
Bees
they buzz in bubbles
beneath the ice
water is their wings
Pumpkin Patch
listen
with your child heart
and you will hear the one
whispering your name
Cold Gold
moon dust and magic
feather the window
in fairies’ cold gold
Winter Resident
where once the granite steps stood
a stone and lichen alligator now resides
Dinosaur Birch
resting in the woods
massive muscular legs
roots her to the earth
Fey Faire Queen
In she flies
on petal wings
carried by magic
offering hope.
Details
The seamstress for the fairies
tailors fashions out of fuchsia
leaves with scalloped edges