the snow, the mist, the clouds
past, present, future
the weather writes a tercet
Three Lines
Protection
barrier to cold
a bowl to hold the sun
oak leaves holding on to green
Like A Goddess
bestowing sweetness
with grace
delicacy belies her strength
Considering The Opposite Shore
the reflection an inversion
or perhaps
the clearer reality
Wild Tundra
roam freely
between the wild
and tamed places
A Litle Help From A Friend
the dear crabapple
lifting up the grey clouds
to let a little light in
December Roses
rosied by cold
snuggled into rocks
a carpet of bloom
In The Sunshine
beneath clouds and blue sky
together and yet singular in purpose
room for everything
The Rocks Discern
remains of the dark night’s flurry
a suggestion of
all that occurs unseen
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Carried
traveling the lines
across a brilliant sky
voices seeking hearts
Forever Reimbursing
the great outdoors
devoted to the enterprise of
feeding the earth for what comes next
Ways Of Water
still flowing
but slower
still drawing
with sunlight
The Karat And Color Of Birch
gold-beaten by the wind
birch leaves
gild the landscape
The Night Sky Is A Closet
the crescent moon
a hanger where
I drape my daydreams
Needles, Leaves, Reeds
the wind weaves
a tapestry
of elements and time
Trunks Of Knowledge
where the birch are gathered
they talk amongst themselves
sharing the wisdom of their society
Buddha And The Squirrel
faith
cemented into
place
Good Luck Found
at the end of autumn’s rainbow
the forest filled
with gold
Lifting The Curtain
a teasing start to the day
with the fog and the sun’s
slow reveal of the horizon
Evergreens
as colors wane
the pines step forward
offering their constant camaraderie
The Fading
the meadow so recently
buzzing and bustling
now nearly a still life
In The Presence Of Departures
as leaves are leaving
the tree’s structure emerges
written in colors
a poetry of absence
Never Lonely
two by two
horses and ponies
exponential companionship
Mammut Of Maine
the Maine shore
a rock muscled mastodon
in kelp fur
Space Enough
I am widened
by the ocean’s horizon
so much space for my soul to roam
Lace Maker
the log
dressed up for fall
a collar of frilly fungi
The Happenstance Of Circumstance
this side so lush and green
autumn on the opposite shore
place dictates everything
Autumn Leaf On Pebble Beach
the delicate landing of a fallen leaf
the pebbled shore in conversation with the waves
the dog and I witnesses to all creation
The Transfer Of Color
trees emptied of leaves
so an autumn sunset
colors the sky
Roads To Winter
in the darkness
and the scarcity
there will also be beauty
