With each step
a little love
was left behind.
Portrait of a Winter Day
In the stillness
all possibilities
are incubated.
Snow Globe
Grandma Moses snow
floated on the cold
as magic encased us.
Virtuosity
A solitary leaf
exquisitely demonstrates
the art of being.
Gallant-Tree
In the thickest part of the thicket
where the footing was most precarious
a branch held my weight and restored my balance.
Chivalry lives in the woods.
Curls
Golden girl of the forest
the birch wears its bark
in a cascade of curls.
Entwined
Two trunks separated only by
a whisper of wind
a ray of light.
Forest Magic
golden wands
adorned with dewdrop diamonds
tools for casting a spell of beauty
Halo
Blessed is the humble seed
who is the spirit of the earth
Time
As the oak leaf rests on granite
millenniums cradle this season.
Winter Bloom
The cold bears gifts
the fleeting bloom
of an ice orchid.
Sweets
Winter candy coats the ground
and transforms it
into a nonpareil.
Sugared Maple
The frozen world
creates the leaf’s
next incarnation of beauty
Frost Beard
The stump
wears a stubble of frost
autumn’s five o’clock shadow
Golden Thread and Meadow Ribbon
A sparkling of frost
gloriously gift wraps
the meadow.
Homemaking
seeds take
feathered flight
for monarchs’ sake.
Bunting Season
Even as decay begins to steal away their color
orange leaves wave brightly
celebrating fall until the very end.
Rock Blossom
Granite grows a rose
with lichen petals and lichen leaves.
Preparation
The forest bed is made
and awaits animal dreams
and blankets of snow
Stories
Like the grain in wood
the grain of decay in the fern frond
tells the exquisite story of its life.
Slumber
Seeds rest in husk beds
dreaming
of their spring morning.
Mum
the garden’s secret keeper.
Fringe
This tree wears its bark
like a flapper’s dress.
Ballerina Rose
Tiny dancers
take their last curtain call
before autumn closes the show
Treasure
All sorts and conditions
of acorns
constitute the chipmunks hoard.
Garden Art Show
A transitory garden mosaic
of shadow, leaves and granite veins.
Blackberry Lily
seed masquerades as fruit
seducing birds
a wily plant’s propagation plan.
Magic Carpet
There is still time.
Come sit on the soft lush green.
Let the world embrace you.
Each blade of grass grows just for you.
Panta rhei
The flower has turned to pod
the warmth of the sun belies the bite in the breeze
everything flows.
Gifts
Nature presents her complexities to the observant eye
and her mysteries to the open heart.
