a maple ember
burning bright
on a freezing morn
Beneath The Skin Of Cold
a maple leaf
inlayed
into winter
Captured
held
in place
by winter’s embrace
October Snow
the maple leaf
and snow negotiate
time for everything
The Maple’s Ghost
floated by
gracefully entering
the next dimension
Knowing Better We Had Hoped Anyway
dashing the hope
of early spring
winter returned
Repose
beauty
in the ending
life wholly given
Unveiled
all of the intricacies
of the universe
unfold in the maple blossom
Sugar
if the necessary conditions
are not met
there will be no sugar on snow
Celebrity
Autumn
lays a red carpet
for fall’s final days
Sugared Maple
When fall departed it took its brilliant colors with it.
The fallen leaf bejeweled by winter sparkles on.