quietest of sounds
autumn being sshh’d
first snow filling the woods
Whisper
a whisper of winter
a dusting of snow
so long autumn
hello cold
Moosilauke
our gentle giant
the first to wear snow
shows us how the season will go
Other Snow
fragile and fleeting
blossoms like snow
Repast
berry sparkle
morning mist
vision’s feast
Totem Tree
envoy of the gods
hawk’s perch
seat of souls
Blessings
so many blessings grace us
the wind, the seed
a place to be
Three Berry Cottage
at the meadow’s edge
where the woods begin
three berry cottage awaits
her chance to comfort and contain
Field Psalm
dried grass’
wind song
autumn’s hymn
One To Another
mountain, farm and valley
hold the sacred trust
of belonging
Electric Sky & Tree Bones
sunset spectacle
fluid beauty
at the speed of light
The Good Company of Trees
changes are weathered
amidst constant beauties
in the good company of trees
Glow
leaves capture
the power of the sun
becoming embers of autumn
November Morning
merest crack of blue
in a grey sky
as wide as the world
Stroll
promenade round the perimeter
cows stroll the oxbow
Other Side
just before the hard frost
the grass is at its greenest
a promise to meet us
on the other side of winter
Modesty
naked trees
made
dusk blush
Snow Approaches
elevations
closest to heaven
wear white first
Enchantment
the pink forest
beckons
magic is afoot
Trio
waiting for the cornfield to be mowed
bovine beauties bask
in the last of Indian summer’s sun
Divesting
the landscape disrobes
and through thinning color
the mountain emerges
Married
the roof is meadow of moss
a common law marriage
of structure and elements
Watercolor
the ripple of birch
a wash of maple, ash and pine
soft autumn seen
Bare Clothesline
October afternoon
only rain
hangs on the line
Color Divulged
morning fog rolls out
revealing the days
new colors
Fortification
the landscape floods with color
and soaks into our every cell
fortifying us for winter’s long monochrome
Red Dress
The maple
in her red dress
turns heads
The Kingdom
the heron presides
over his kingdom’s
changing colors
A Gate With A View
the world awaits
outside the garden gate
Revealed
nature reflects
the whole
of everything