both separated
from the tree
yet still entwined
Hard Won Purchase
granite and ice
a cold hard home
for velvet moss
Magic in the Marsh
bullrush
wizard watching
over winter
Mosaic
there go
the trees again
making art from life
Together
nothing in common
but proximity of place
root enough for community
Irregardless
in the sunless day
lift your head
anyway
Storm
so many clouds, a driving rain
a storm was grown
upon the tree
Thorns
could we meet
in the space
between the thorns
Dichotomy
without contradiction
arrived the second bloom
interpretation upheld by the past
Best Effort
when flowering
is impossible
bloom your leaves
Carmine
stiletto petals
seamed like silk
timeless fashion vixen
Blue Light and Dark
divine
blue sky
everything asparkle
Joy
new eyes saw
a giving world’s
abundance of blessings
Violet Advent
third Sunday
violet advent
arrives in the window
Snow Queen
her winter crown
rendered from
diamond light
Wild Strawberries
with berries gone
leaves reminiscence
still coloring the lawn
Carapace
the fern
tortoise shelled
winter’s slow approach
Astronomy
it seemed
the moon had landed
inside the garden gate
Sides
branched
right and left
both needing the stem
Affiliation
each petal’s edges
distinct within the group
solitary side by side
Alighted
hope
is faith’s comrade
keeping us afloat
Assurance
with just
a little warmth
life springs forth
Portrayal
designed by time
colors and lines
fallen fall
Resolve
between the frosts
a final bloom
tenacity of beauty
Road Signs
full stop
traffic jam
of autumn’s color
Holding Light
serene in uncertainty
possibilities tumble
into the unknown
The Hereafter
the bloom
after the petal bloom
twice born rose
Interlude
time stopped
eternity unraveled
in a visit to a petal
Homecoming Dance
fall arrives
as leaf and shadow
dance in waning light
Parting Gift
sunflower
leaves her sunshine
behind