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
Time
As the oak leaf rests on granite
millenniums cradle this season.
Balance
becomes possible
by accepting
circumstances.
Thankfulness
In all her dazzling displays and subtle simplicities
nature’s ever evolving beauty nurtures
the ability to be grateful.
Encouragement
last year’s pinecone
inspires this year’s seedling.
Bunting Season
Even as decay begins to steal away their color
orange leaves wave brightly
celebrating fall until the very end.
Ordinary Splendor
In the heart of autumn
the mighty oak, humble and true,
presents the rich variety of shades of brown.
Connection
The bench by the pond
my meeting place with God.
Holy Leaf
in its missing parts
resides another part of its magnificence.
Nature’s Classroom
Fall illustrates
with astounding beauty and inevitable departures
the lesson of impermanence.
Turning
The change is upon us.
Gifts
Nature presents her complexities to the observant eye
and her mysteries to the open heart.
Posey
A tiny bouquet of piercing red
surrounded by heart shaped leaves
offered to you by August.
Space
Solace can often be found
in the space between.
