dear pines evergreen
the sky so ever blue
through lines of the seasons
The Blue And Green
Shadow Play
the forest tells
her ancient stories
with the shadow puppetry of leaves
Dreaming Green
the leaves and moss
the water and silt
an endless becoming
You Are Invited
milkweed pod butterfly wings
the welcome sign
for monarch caterpillars
Heading North In The Brave Little State
the green mountains
still wearing white
spring’s ascent is slow
We Call It Into Being
like the crow
I’ve taken to shouting
spring, spring, spring
Spring Cleaning
moss and fern
drinking light
purifying the air
She And Her Shadow
like a splash of night
lingering on
the morning driveway
Changed But Still Open
to flow
like water over rock
through heartbreak and hardship
A Melting Stand
in the cold curve
of the river
ice draws a line
between seasons
The New Tradition
first flakes
of our April blizzard
mid-sixties tomorrow
The Energy Of Spring Seen
colors gather and intensify
until they burst
into bud, blossom and leaf
Arrival
the crocus arrived
as an outpost
of hope
Echo
the dark and light
of clouds and sky
how like life
passing by
A Section Of Branch, Some Floating Lichen
in the swirl and blur of confusion
bits of clarity, be they small,
emerge as buoys
The Wind’s Flute
the woodpecker fashioned
tone and note holes
so the weather could sing
The Woods Endeavor
although cold and dark persist
the woods embark on greening
in moss, lichen, the needles of young pine
Brown Eyed Susan
withstanding winter and
finding a way to bloom
through her sacred geometry
Caretakers
wise ones
these three birch
overseeing season’s change
Morning Rounds
senses cocked
in stillness
until the pounce
The Ground Blooms In Browns
from the snow emerge
all the tiny details
of new beginnings
Older Than Old
deceptive in their delicacy
older than the dinosaurs
the fern a living fossil
The Still Snowy Way
the road given
is the road
that must be traveled
Awaken
splendid is the morning sun
beckoning to sap and leaves
rise sweetly and unfurl
The Greening Undaunted
the iris keep on
despite discouraging
evidence and occurances
Heaven Visits Earth
late snow
the celestial and terrestrial
entwines
Pretending
these could be
cherry blossom petals
so sweet they melt
March Mixer
raindrops in snow
atop the mulching leaves
entwined with the tenacity of grass
Like The Drifting Sky
longing to be
free as a cloud
riding the incoming warmth
To Wear A Cloud
let go of everything
but your most essential elements
then raise your limbs high and wide