the subtle shift
from hue to hue
comes quietly like insight
On The Night Stand
like a candle keeping
the dark, bitter winter
at bay
The Friendship Plant Abloom
spot
of brightness
in a winter day
Tail Feathers
peacock’s
plumage blooms
fans on the window
Open To Receiving
a winter walk
the wood’s gifts of beauty
match every step
Many Colors
sunlight
kaleidoscopes
the turkey’s coat
Arrows
turkey’s
two way
traffic
Winter’s Pattern
covered branches
the forest’s
cable knit sweater
Spinning
the geranium’s
color wheel
spun by cold
Lesson In A Begonia Leaf
age
refining and redefining
the essence
Obeisance
in deference
to the cold
hosta leaf curtsies
October Snow
the maple leaf
and snow negotiate
time for everything
Dew On Dahlia
in autumn light
the finest finery
dew bedazzles
Red Bug
tiny
stop sign
go, go, goes
Berry Dazzle
forest floor
strewn with
jewels
Zig Zagging Home
braving
the desolate, dangerous
driveway
Tangle Of Time
all
the past’s moments
entwined
Monarch In The Wind
held
to the earth
by a blossom
Essence
the center holds
so many
reverberations of self
Plant Plumage
leaf feather
rooted to the earth
sailing on light
Appreciation
moment
with a flower
highlight of the hour
Small Packages
each bundle
of color
awaits its unwrapping
Mining
mother load
wing-ed ones
gold rush
Morning’s Glory
brilliant blue
heralding
this season’s colors
White Castle
in the white castle
resides the white mite
awaiting his parasite princess
Butterfly Alighted
small moment
enlarges
the day
Iconic Pollinator
so many years
we’ve missed you
how good to see you back
Resting Dragonfly
life’s toll
taken
on tatter wings
Companions
wild beauty
on the fence rail
a compliment to flowering weeds
Bel Canto
an opera
of orange
sung by nasturtium