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
Rose Bramble
delicate beauties
defended
by a century’s thorns
Before the Unfurling
petals held
tight in a fist
gathering the courage to open
Practice
mediation
on lavender and grey
fern’s delicate display
Deific
and the light
from high, so holy
graced every thing
After The Dance
the skirt ruffle lost
evidence of
fairies’ spring fling
Stegosaurus
green dinosaur
rises from the ancient earth
defying extinction
April’s Gait
out of the damp
into spring’s light
coltsfoot canters
Start
tiny specks of green
cultivating all of spring
profundity of small sensibilities
The Wind Winds Down
peeking out
the storm’s force and fury
remains in the tilted horizon
Gold Leaf
temporary thaw reveals
winter’s gilding
of last year’s oak