each leaf bud
a catchall for light
incubating life
Opening
Overture
spring time’s
sublime slow opening
of raindrops and subtle hues
Dawning Rose
she opens
lightening and brightening
expanding into the whole of the day
Openings
between the heron and the house
morning wanders across the meadow
charming the new day
With All Blooms And Beginnings
first and most mysteriously comes
an internal expansion
that commands glorious opening
In An Instant
a single ray of light
splits the darkness open
an entrance for possibilities
Ducks Readying For Diving
opening the pond by
pecking away
the frozen edges
The Yard In Autumn
leaves and light
rest
on the lawn
Greeting Everything Where It Is
she opened
her beauty
in every direction
The Colors Whisper Now
and each
falling leaf
opens a new view
Small Packages
each bundle
of color
awaits its unwrapping
Hours of the Flower
blood root’s dawn
answers to the sun’s call
blood root’s noon
Sun Gazer
unblinking
the most tender of petals
will reveal all
Faithful
every bud’s opening
was a restoration
of faith
Revelation
each lily
opened as
a new understanding
Passage
this is the way
through the dark and the grey
past winter’s long night and into the light
Expansion
petals open
to sun and sky
peony sighs