from leaves
to ripples
color echos
Call And Respond
Claimed
stumped by wetlands
once tall trees
now neck to neck with water lily
Prayers At The Marsh
may the heron bless me with a sighting
may the mist rise and grant me clarity
may the water’s reflection give me a second chance to see
The Queen’s Heron
across the water
white feathers converse
with white flowers
Grumpy
harumph hunched the heron
they never make a box
big enough for me
At The Edge Of A New Day I Wonder
what spirits reside
in that rising mist
what will they teach today?
Ruffled And Still
old cattails clearly wind ruffled
but the red-wing’s every feather
remains perfectly in place
The Marsh Awakens
wind ripples the open water
geese and ducks float by
a heron contemplates a stay
I Am Lifted
silently you rise
taking my spirit
with you
Circle Of Life
seeded landscape
declining and proliferating
simultaneously
Kerplop
silence
is broken
by a watery landing
The Dance
wanting each moment
to last forever
impatient for what is next
A Ruse Of Roots
an alligator’s
magnificent jaws
at the ready for capture
First Hint Of Fall
a quick kiss
by the cool breeze
on the landscape’s cheek
Zero And One
nature shows
how much exists
beyond the binary code
The Reflection’s Pen
a morning doodle
zig-zagging
cattails
Darkness Receding
birds stirring
amongst the reeds
the marsh awakens
Boardwalk In The Marsh
the walk
itself
is the destination
No Longer Even A Memory
like the night’s dreams
morning mist disperses
until dissolved
Generosity
in infinite varieties
the giving goodness
of green
Winter In The Wings
sunlight makes a show
of dancing
across the marsh
Morningside
residing
in the shadow play
heron starts his day
August Sun
reeds and grasses
illumined by heat
green fire on the water
Seen And Seen
that spot of light
the glint in the eye
of the universe
As the Day Slowly Rises
beneath the surface
the clarity
of dreams persist
All Wet
the mallard and heron
embrace water
from above and below
Marsh In The Rain
the welcome home
as water
receives water
Marsh Alighted
the reeds
ignited
burning through daylight
Motion
the leaves and the grasses
even the very air
dancing to winter’s tune
Thanksgiving
blessings bestowed
in sunshine and snow
great gratitude for all that is given