each leaf
an unfurled flag
of optimism and renewal
Hoisted By Branch and Twig
Red Maple Ghost
like an apparition
she lingered
behind the crabapple
Arrival
even the leaves
came
two by two
Each Leaf In Its Own Time
the landscape
fills
with color
Imagined Into Being
a green day dream
the whispering of leaf buds
the laughter of leaves
Bursting Forth
life force
an explosion
of joy
Becoming
nothing
to do
but right now
White Capped Green Mountains
snow in retreat
to the highest elevation
as spring advances
For Hungry Eyes
sweet
the sight
of maples budding
Dance Partners
light and shadow
tango
through May
Good Company
the mountain
taken
as breakfast companion
Uncontainable
the trees
astounding colors
escape into the sky
Collection
in black and white
the billowing bloom
a leafing and blossom of snow
Greening
trees sigh green
during these
delicate dainty days
Leafing Out
The trees proclaim themselves
in a profusion of greens
painting a verdant landscape.
Instigators
fiery redheads
maples flaunt color
daring a frost