tiny feet will climb
the fern leaf ladder
to their tree stump castle
Fairies Ascension
Choose
fear not
the near darkness
be warmed by the light
Stay Afloat
be light and able
true to self
in the ever changing current
The Leaving
the parts
no longer there
filled in by memory
Contained
inhabiting an oak leaf
all the colors and changes
of autumn
Autumn Shore
this tide
pulls summer
into the blue depths
The Work Of Leaves
clean the air
nourish blooms and insects
replenish the soil
rest and return
It Wasn’t Grey
amidst
the black and white
the green of things
Abstract On Leaf
the leaf a living canvas
of shape and form
color and texture
Inspiration
to bend but remain upright
to break but not be broken
the heroics of a leaf
Bronzed Leaf
contemplating
curves and curls
kissed by the bronzing sun
Persist
hold your dreams
as tenderly as
the leaf cradles snow
Dissolving Into The Next Dimension
in the final days intensified
more precise somehow
while leaving
In Departure Arrival
from the branch
to the ground
and back to the source
Found
there was a lot of leaving
but some love
stayed behind
Abstraction Of Leaving
more precious
as parts
depart
Inconspicuousness
ordinary leaf
bland rock
that hops
Spiral
turn, turn, turn
in upon the self
end at the beginning
The Maples Blush
spring sky so blue
its depth
infinity
Green Refuge In A Houseplant
petals or leaves
self or shadow
beauty is beauty
Attendance
the one thing
always present
is impermanence
More Then A Leaf
up close
you are a
home grown Rothko
Coupling
lilac leaf buds
a double flamed torch
shimmering with desire for spring
A Map Of Time
every line and mar
documenting
the leaf’s life
To Thy Own Self
a leaf revealed
in the decomposing bark
spirit endures
Good Manners
this autumn leaf flittered and flew
delivering a personal goodbye
to each remaining hour
Two Red Feathers
the wild rose takes flight
her last bloom
red feathers
Pulmonaria A La Pollock
drips and splatter
that intentional yellow line
nature’s abstract expressionism
Magnifying Glasses
every drop
a new opportunity
to see more
Filagree Of Spring
each leaf and flower unfurling
a revelation of details and hues
spring in the woods making her masterpiece