learning – Leaf & Twig

To Be Like Rain

droplets
hang on
like hope

Last One In

propelled
by Mom’s encouragement
first swim

The Half Spider Web Said

how we live
is
who we are

Dream

pink bird flew
across the sky
showing me how to dream

Every Opportunity

nature is unafraid
of complicated truths
embracing every opportunity of knowing

Field’s Erudition

solitary walk
a revelation of light
darkness cannot hold

Kit

self possessed
the surety of instinct
edges out all doubt

The Explorers

emerging from their rock wall den
into the bright morning light
and hunting lessons

April Showers

engulfed in grey
all hope of spring
seemingly stripped away
April’s stern instruction of patience

Tall Teachers

lessons take time
learning has no end
our subject is everything

Old Friend

watching you
stillness settles into me
as the universe unfolds

In the Shelter Of A Tree

eavesdropping
on the conversation
between the water and the rain

Sensei

each step
through sun or shadow
requires balance

Teachers

the wildflowers’ lesson
bloom with abandon

Standing Side By Side

rooted in the now
the wind
is their breath

Instruction

birch and snow
illustrate
the nuances of white

Lessons in Stone

weathering life
requires all your strength

Nature’s Classroom

Fall illustrates
with astounding beauty and inevitable departures
the lesson of impermanence.

Impermanence

The sky is my teacher
offering lessons in
fleeting, ephemeral, perfection.

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