in the hollow
was his holiness
blessing sacred ground
Unruly
the rock wore
twirls of curly moss
upon it’s hard headed crown
Guidepost
threatening skies
fast changing world
the full moon reassures
En Plien Air
budding leaves
in the merry breeze
red branch paints the air
The Music Played
concert at the vernal pond
the flutist serenades
obligate and facultative inhabitants
The Magnification of Hope
spring proceeds in
infinitesimal increments
best seen through
the magnification of hope
Spot Light
found by the light
or light from within
a beacon
Text
it is written
that we are here
to nourish one another
Waiting Red Canoe
her reflection swims
a memory
of last summer’s youth
How
color was how
the world
sprang to life
First One Up
dear Johnny
the last to bed
the first to rise
Residency
on the north side
winter still resides
Kiss
the day arrived
in wisps and sighs
the kiss of color as night goodbyes
March Morning
the pink of dawn
spilled onto
the frozen lawn
Abstraction of March
a flux of
halted movement
the design of fleeting time
Remains
felled for the path
their stature remains
monument to growth and change
Permission
as ice gives its form to water
permission is granted to wander
Unknown Depth
the current carries
memory and hope
forward ever forward
Cenotaph
every season
leaves an inscription
in lichen lettering
Middle Way
deep in the woods
on the path
leads the Buddha
Shifting
neither even or fair
the lay of the land
embraces inconsistency
Below
blue snow
the sky below
the sky
Waterfall Window Dressing
frozen cascade
winter’s cold curtain
oh the drapery of days
Goddess’ Gift
ruby red traces
of Aphrodite’s shower of kisses
the world awakens to love
of Aphrodite’s shower of kisses
the world awakens to love
Discovery
from the river’s surface
the tree looked up at me
delivering heaven at my feet
Running Brook
still running
the brook flees
winter’s hold
Needed
lantern in snow
a wink of light
feeds hope
In The Sleepy Woods
trees dream in misty green
of heaven’s touch and fairy rings
Efforts of Ice
sedulous winter
tries again and again
to make the cold hold
Surrender
a tender pink sky
softened the world
strife surrendered