a chandelier of ice
forms upon the pergola
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
Midst
December rain erased the snow
leaving palisades in the misty midst of grey
Moosilauke
our gentle giant
the first to wear snow
shows us how the season will go
Repast
berry sparkle
morning mist
vision’s feast
Sweet Slumber
the iris have been sent to bed
beneath a blanket of maple red
Blessings
so many blessings grace us
the wind, the seed
a place to be
Convocation
a murder in the birch
the only victim time
Filagree Trees
a filagree of trees
upon the painted sky
a tribute to the end of day
how beauty never dies
Electric Sky & Tree Bones
sunset spectacle
fluid beauty
at the speed of light
Before
a flower
before the season for flowers
blossom of seeds
The Good Company of Trees
changes are weathered
amidst constant beauties
in the good company of trees
Glow
leaves capture
the power of the sun
becoming embers of autumn
Departure
finished pumpkin patch
crow makes his leave
winter is on the wing
November Morning
merest crack of blue
in a grey sky
as wide as the world
Stroll
promenade round the perimeter
cows stroll the oxbow
Other Side
just before the hard frost
the grass is at its greenest
a promise to meet us
on the other side of winter
Modesty
naked trees
made
dusk blush
Clean
the flock bathes
in clear waters and pools of sunlight
splash splash community bath
Thirst
edges drink the colors
of weather and time
which paint the leaves
Accumulation
fall is for gathering
wood into stacks
and sheep into flocks
Challenge
competitive dahlia
challenges fall’s colors
with her October bloom and bud
Preen
pretty is
as
pretty does
Augury
shade foreshadows winter
waiting in the wings of fall
A Gate With A View
the world awaits
outside the garden gate
Sunlit
a grace note
of autumn light
plays upon the lily pond
Insomnia
before the toad
is ready to retire
the garden is put to bed
Mapped
the continents
of some brave new world
are mapped upon the leaf
Glide
in a silent world
where the self is heard
motion is effortless