next to the stones
placed by the ice age
hand planted daffodils
In The Interval
the birch
wears feathers
while waiting for leaves
Promise of Promise
leaves still illuminated
by last summer’s light
promising of her return
Old Friend
I recognize eternity
by the light of the moon
Neighbor
rest and nest
in a house in the woods
where wind is the nearest neighbor
Oblation
in the oak leaf’s golden goblet
diamond dust and light
an offering to the gods of winter
Proper Attire
oak leaves
dress for winter
in snowy shawls of white
Recognition
how splendid is the color brown
when it is all the color to be found
Sensei
master teacher
of color
Japanese maple
Tableau Vivant
forest tableau
a soft rendering
of November
Fluid
last of the green leaves
make a watery autumn departure
Married
the roof is meadow of moss
a common law marriage
of structure and elements
Falling
leaves flight
delivers them
back to their roots
Color is the Light
orange and purple dawn
honored by the morning moon
color is the light of autumn’s days
Clean
the flock bathes
in clear waters and pools of sunlight
splash splash community bath
Thirst
edges drink the colors
of weather and time
which paint the leaves
Augury
shade foreshadows winter
waiting in the wings of fall
Kaleidoscope
kalos eidos
beautiful beauty
to be seen
kheer aur shakkar
during the final days
of summer’s heat
the hosta wears seersucker
Dwelling
between the leaves
resides
the house of mysteries
Celebration
flowering
without a flower
succulent’s celebration of self
Basking
tiny toad
on a wild lily leaf
soaking up the sun
Painted
water colored
in greens and cream
hosta leaf
Run Off
never lost
water always
finds its way home
Faith
the beginnings of new leaves
answer the question of faith
Bravery
Precious bleeding heart
daring a hard frost
bursts forth
Spring’s Elixir
plumping leaf buds
glow a growing green
intoxicated by sweet April rain
Bluest of Blues
scilla siberica
blue maiden of early spring
joy is the color you sing
Despite April’s Snow
spring green
so verdant it vibrates
the color of life
Sunshine and Blue
immortal spring
emerges
from winter’s vestige