across species
a flower and a leaf
share a language of color
Pinked
The Best Matinee
spend the afternoon
watching shadows play
on the hosta leaves
The Shade Garden’s Invitation
a pop of pink
to pull you into
the shady embrace
Like The Sun Itself
shining light
banishing doubt
declaring joy
Ready Or Not
light plays
hide and seek
in the iris leaves
Sighting A Sigh
the trees release
their shared held breath
in a long slow exhale of green
We’ve Arrived
the day
blue and sparkling
banishing winter
Begin Again
the field by example
inspires the trees
to return to green
Winter Reconstituted
at night
ice made anew
from yesterday’s melt
Green Began
or was always there
just waiting
to be uncovered
Eggshell Of Ice
it is the sun
that will hatch
the pond
March Madness
some
of
everything
Dressed For The Season
leaves wearing
shawls of
wind knitted snowflakes
All Sorts And Conditions
in snow and ice
a branch both nude and barked
leaves sheltered and exposed
Sheltered
no snow
beneath
the canopy
Cascade
waterfall of time
this year’s leaves
descending mossy granite
The Red Maple
late color
the last ruby smile
of autumn
Berries Brown And Red
decorating
the landscape
feeding the birds
Blushed With Cold
edges
articulated
by frost
Outside The Church Steeple
nature worships
with each leaf
a prayer
Companion For Winter
most leaves now down
their absence
brings the mountain closer
Lily Berries
cheery berries offer
a bright goodbye
as fall fades
Concentration Of Red Maple
color that pulses
my heart beats
in sync
October Tableau
the shadows and leaves
a collage
depicting time
Lucky Are The Wanderers
summer departs
like a rainbow’s end
the forest full of gold
Whispers Of Adieu
new slant of light
the colors start
as summer slips away
Be The Way
like the water lily
feed your light
into the darkness
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
the seeds
of next year’s
sermons
Autumn Comes
leaves and water
trembling with the speed
of autumn’s changing colors
Nature’s Merriment
pink leaves
giggling up color
amidst the waning ferns