perched upon
the window screen
then rising into flight
Ice Birds
Blending In
part of the landscape
player in the cycle of life
hawk’s hunting perch
How To Receive
look out
upon the horizon
without expectations
The Chipmunk’s Mediation
perched upon
the dahlia stake
contemplating plenty
Bird With Leaf Buds
before the leaves
the buds
before the nest
the plan
Bird In Birch
beneath you
I marvel at
your tiny magnificence
Forthright
staring down
the weather
Little Bird
gleeful
with seed
The Frog Overseer
from his porch perch
supervising
summer’s bloom
Cardinal In The Forsythia
he stops by
to encourage
the first blooms
Youth’s Perch
leaning out
over childhood
the climbing tree
Hello
perched upon
the snow curl
from the eves
downy’s daily visit
Contemplating the Flowers
shooed from the garden bed
the porch as
observation perch
Freedom Flyers
the old dead tree
these hunters’
totem of life
Time Out
solitary chair
a private perch
for perspective making
Enunciation
sacred sound
the cry of life
effort and sacrifice
Descent
expertise lies
in the accuracy
of intent
Faith
be still
in the darkness
for the light will find you
Home to Roost
place for all
on the roof ridge perch
line of lineage
Away
far far away
perched near the sky
a pasture and house
watch the world go by