reflection reveals
how things are
rooted in light
Brief Encounter
a flash of colors
I am flushed with hope
even when only gray remains
Sensei
each step
through sun or shadow
requires balance
A Thought That Knew, A Look That Saw
like the thought
that changes perception and reality
a ray of light
illuminates the leaf’s simple complexities
Adaptation
the light
is found
by seeking
New Day
the light still lingers
from some other
morning’s moon
Easter Sky
a moveable feast
this transient sky
and light of living hope
Promise of Promise
leaves still illuminated
by last summer’s light
promising of her return
Hidden Light
the sun obscured
a wintry day
the willow weeps
The One Hundred Year Old Window
lens of the past
abstracting the present
waves of light and memories
Not Forgotten
a glimpse of light
on the darkest day
the sun has not forgotten us
Goddess
golden tresses
halo of light
gracing us
Great Pumpkin
jack-o’-lantern
will light the way
keeping dark spirits at bay
Color is the Light
orange and purple dawn
honored by the morning moon
color is the light of autumn’s days
The Wind Is Monet’s Brush
the changing light
the passage of the season
painted on the canvas of the pond
Sunlit
a grace note
of autumn light
plays upon the lily pond
Daffodil
my rising sun
the light by which I know
spring has begun
Boxcar and Branches
The train waits for its green light
as the trees’ buds await sufficient sunlight
Embers
last year’s leaves
embers of sunshine
defying the cold
Hunger
late february afternoon
everything hungers for light and warmth
so quickly the sun recedes
Chosen
bright spot
in a grey winter day
God’s Eye
the divine watcher
opens the day
with light
Covered
white brightness
blankets everything
in winter’s wonderland
New Day
dawn unwraps
our precious gift
another new beginning
Moonbeams
mushrooms bequeath us
the light of the moon
Dreaming Porch
Dreams in the shadows
allow visions in the light.
Made Visible
To be realized
light requires
the dark.
Nondenominational Worship
Each blossom in the spire
is a devotion
to the day.
Beauty’s Light
Leaves bask in the glow
of the iris’s beauty.
Bronze Maiden
The meadow blooms
in honor of her eternal youth.