the colors
wrap around us
we are held
in heaven’s embrace
Testimony
still standing
our wise elder testifies
to beauty’s endurance
Deep Rest
fatigued
the old ladder
bows to the ground
Below
blue snow
the sky below
the sky
The Black and White of Mountain Snow
winter lays bare
the precise location
of each passing moment
And So
light and colors
reached us through the fog
and so the new year dawned
Outsiders
leaves wander
outside the fence
of their beloved mountain
More than Rain, Lighter than Snow
shrouded grey December day
clouds carry today’s hope
Emergence
wisdom lies
in the embrace
of not knowing
Filtered Light
moody morning
the misty mountain
ruminates
Arrival
summer flew in
on the wide blue sky
and landed in the greening field
History
the pinecone
elucidates the pine tree
on how things came to be
Summoning Blue Skies
the mountain ridge
the sumac’s reach
the destiny of spring
Standing Side By Side
rooted in the now
the wind
is their breath
Home Sweet Home
in a blueberry sky
whipped cream clouds
top Sunday Mountain
How Long the Winter
how deep the snow
how thick the ice
how far the mountains
January Yards
a veil of mist
a curtain of crabapples
the fabric of winter
Held
lichen blooms
on the granite post
barbed wire holds
the cold
Distant Fields
off in the distance
a four square
of snow filled fields
Heaven’s Call
a call from the divine
rainbow in grey sky
Distinction
indifferent
to all shades of grey
the black and white
of early snow
Sentry
the bluebird box
stands sentry
over winter’s weathering
of the field
Moosilauke
our gentle giant
the first to wear snow
shows us how the season will go
One To Another
mountain, farm and valley
hold the sacred trust
of belonging
Divesting
the landscape disrobes
and through thinning color
the mountain emerges
Mountain Flower
mountain of pink
a landscape of blooms
mirrors the granite outcropping
Safe Place
the mountain view
is my refuge
Heaven’s View
polka dots of pine
between defrocked trees
that porcupine the mountain
Long Shadow
January’s long shadow
reaches for the new year
as she carries the past
Beyond
a lone pine
and the mountain beyond
behind brave branched trees