barest
outlines of colors
before leaves unfurl
Together
side by side
synchronicity
of bending blooms
Hours of the Flower
blood root’s dawn
answers to the sun’s call
blood root’s noon
Beauty’s Labor
dirty petals
gathered round
protecting color
Resolve
barely
weathered by winter
the enduring oak
Inchoate
held tight
inside the bud
color gathers force
Hope With Frost
eternal
desire to be
growing
Sugared Leaves
the season of sweetness
not just
maple’s dominion
Well Matched
unexpected warmth
a shaft of light
the robin’s table set
Stop Action
the world stirs
then stops again
spring’s incremental approach
Whale Back
black rock
breaches snow
leaf waves splash
Murmuration
flight
of the frozen
ice bird flock
Wind
tethered
by their stems
leaves seek flight
Hens and Chicks
their
feather edges
serrated with frost
Encouragement
stepping stones
in the mossy path
invitation to the woods
Miles of Garland
the landscape
does her decorating
in berries, leaves and weather
Where The Colors Lead
rainbow’s end
gold adorned
the leaves
At Beauty’s Behest
from the edge
of the pink woods
step into wonderland
Warm Memory To Store For Winter
a Saturday landscape
the playful breeze
and laughing leaves
The landscape Readies
orange leaf bunting
face making squash and gourds
magic and mischief afoot
Sweetness
maple lace
almost sweeter
than syrup
The Expansion of Color
white birch
reflecting
fall’s gloriousness
Miles of Moonlight
autumn leaves
illuminated by
the milky way
Departure
on red leaf wings
summer days
fly away
The Trees Abstracted
water offers
a reflective reminder
of life’s fragile fluidity
Presage of the Leaves
geranium begins
fall’s colors
creeping in
Serrated Shade
saw toothed
shadow
carving granite
To Reach and Hold
called by name
endearment
for beloveds
Kaleidoscope
ever changing
light through leaves
beauty’s infinity
Thee of Tree
all the ways
of being
residing together