leaf buds rest
gathering strength
from sunshine and rising sap
Embers
last year’s leaves
embers of sunshine
defying the cold
Chorus
the hedgerow sings
late winter’s song
on whispering leaves
Endurance
beset and abandoned
the leaf boat holds
to the hope of a thaw
Goodbye Note
in the language of leaves
summer left behind her message
I will return
Ornate
autumn’s
decorative art
filigree leaves
Rock Roses
when the leaves fall
the rock blooms roses
All Reticence Abandoned
October leaves compete
in displays of gloriousness
Layers
the pond is a mirror
that magnifies beauty
Celebrity
Autumn
lays a red carpet
for fall’s final days
Touché
houseplants counter
the outdoor’s red, orange and yellow
with pink and green
Brilliance
all the splendor of the season
contained in a single leaf
Arriving Color
autumn wears
a corsage of
changing colors
Liquid Leaves
The pond and wind
conspired
to turn the leaves to liquid.
Leaf Lace
Created by damage
like a phoenix
beauty rises.
Story Telling
Foliage
tells its own
color story.
Beauty’s Light
Leaves bask in the glow
of the iris’s beauty.
Lightening Bolt Limbs
Akimbo and zigzag
energy
must be released.
Shade
Take haven
on the hot days
under a green canopy.
Details
The seamstress for the fairies
tailors fashions out of fuchsia
leaves with scalloped edges
Leafing Out
The trees proclaim themselves
in a profusion of greens
painting a verdant landscape.
Lichen Sky
In the absence of leaves
the branch wears lichen.
Spring will not be surrendered.
Corn Field
Leafless trees dream
of growing rows in full fields
Hanging Around
Winter loiters
in the month of March.
Lace Making
Casting a pattern like lace
shadows of leaves
embellish the snow.
Flow
Water rushes past snow.
Nature refuses containment.
Liquid Leaves
Beneath the flow of melted snow
the leaves colors become fluid.
Snow Cones
Golden leaves filled with sparkle
a winter delicacy of the woodland fairies.
Capacity
Residing on a single stem
a trinity of spirals
each holding what it can
Woodland Tapestry
against the silver backdrop of bare branches
weeds and leaves
are the warp and woof of the landscape