while leaving
they reveal the beauty
of their complexities
Forced
blow down
found and saved
the drive to bloom upheld
Alongside The Maples
this
sweet season
sugars everything
Enormity
its tiny size
somehow made
the joy of its discovery
more enormous
We Are Like
raindrops
in a puddle
essentially, eventually one
Crossing Boundaries
inspired by moss
a touch of green
kindles in last year’s grass
A Solar System Underfoot
the milky way
rests
on the meadow
Braile
the old tree’s message
is read
by the wind
Apparition
the ghost
of hosta’s
past
A Wishbone Branch
will spring
or snow
get the bigger piece?
Sparkle
in the right light
from even the worn and humble
beauty emanates
Exuberance
praise the amaryllis
injecting color
into winter
Defying The Elements
sweet hydrangea
her summer bloom lingers
on a honeycomb of petals
Beneath The Skin Of Cold
a maple leaf
inlayed
into winter
It Seems
sometimes
in winter
time does wait
Double Helix
there it was
the chain of life
in the curves of the leaf
Little Flowers
in winter
even the smallest reminders
of flowers nourishes
To Be Held
even winter
seeks the comfort
of a nest
Still Life’s Motion
what holds
the snowflake to the leaf
but hope and faithful buoyancy
Singular Ambition
one acorn
waits to grow
a forest
Diamond Drops
the only tool needed
for mining beauty
was observation
This December’s Interval
rock, leaf, ice, snow
elements and artifacts
underfoot
Light In The Leaves
shining like gold
glowing like embers
light is life
Snow Fern
browned fronds
their intricacies
flocked
In Community We Nestle Together
like kernels on the cob
our places distinguished
by proximity to each other
Bellicose Beauty
running wild
with the grapes
scheming bittersweet
Calling Card
fall left
a sweet pink
goodbye
Found And Found Again
the truth
of beauty
is always rearranging
What Leaving Leaves
behind
the missing spot
lies tomorrow
More Precious For The Wear
even as life
takes from us
our beauty remains