stars
from the holy night
linger
In The Morning
So Many Seeds
soft like fur
a coat
ruffling in the wind
Layered Realms
fall submerged
beneath ice
and shadows
Circa 1783
interior side of bark
from the Lone Pine
a mosaic of time
Brittle Suppleness
in every contradiction
a thread
of continuity
The Geranium
offering
some holiday cheer
before it disappears
Proclaimed
wear
the blemish and scar
as beauty marks
Theophany
in beauty
there resides
God
Porthole
an autumn rain
becomes winter ice
window to the seasons passage
Dressing For The Season
marigold’s
winter coat
is made of cold
Mysterious Waters
was that
the last of summer
swirling on the surface?
Origami
fold lines
sharp on the leaf
making mountains
Beneath The Waterfall
mix of froth and leaves
mild mannered
maelstrom
Cascade
the rock and the water
fallen and falling
counterpart and counterpoint
Trick Or Treating In The Woods
the oak tree
offered
candy corn
Competition
not to be outdone
by outside
the houseplant’s leaf
Be Wary In The Woods
hunting season
even the sumac
wears safety orange
In The Valley Of The Lily
everything extending
the last of their essence
veritas of beauty
Early Departure
each hole
a doorway where
life passes through
A Long Way From Home
deep in the forest
in the dark and the silence
a coral reef grew
Wood From Wood
and so the mushroom
replicates
the tree’s rings of life
Monarch Lessons
when buffeted
by life’s breezes
hold fast to the bloom
Big Cat Little Cat
orange tiger
in the garden
prowling amongst blooms
Dizzy With Joy
spinning color
to the tips
of her petals
Home Sprouts
from the nourishing earth
a village
of tiny homes
Althea
a bit of a strumpet
flaunting her trumpet
enticing hummingbirds and bees
Microscopic Astronauts
the ground grew
a space station ready
to launch spores into flight
Fig Leaf
in an attempt
to cover the sun
more of itself revealed
The Garden Dreamt An Ocean
shoal
of red octopi
floating in the rosebush
The Butterfly’s Season
floating
’round the blossoms
courting beauty