beneath the care
and protection of the pine
monkshood gifts us a final bloom
Blue Goodbye
Spotted
freedom on the wing
liberty perched
high in the pine
Portent Of Spring
as sunlight illuminates
a spot of green
faith restored
Falling
oh to be
caught and cradled
on the bough of a pine
Beneath The Watch Of Elders
young pine
in the January snow
so many more years to grow
All As It Should Be
berries in tranquility
content against
the sky’s faint blue
Green Peace
green needles and ripples
sharing sunlight
in harmony
Even Grey Days Have Their Golden Light
the sun is found
golden and shining
from the ground
Needles, Leaves, Reeds
the wind weaves
a tapestry
of elements and time
Told By The Road
the future is uncertain
but for this
together we go on
Obscured It Means More
like the remnants of a sweet dream
just out of reach with waking
glimpses of green
Resounding
when the tall tall pine
holds onto snow
I see the echo of every Christmas
Never An Admission Fee
there could be
no better museum
than a tree
A Sugaring Snow
here for just a moment
not enough to increase
the mountain’s hips
Early Winter Abstraction
morning’s bright sun
has turned the roof ice to lace
the still colorful world peeks through
The Circle Is Never Broken
the decaying maple stump
an ancient landscape
for the pine seedling
How Can It Be
the tree
I’ve only seen from afar
can feel like home
Circa 1783
interior side of bark
from the Lone Pine
a mosaic of time
Forest Farolitos
shimmering
on the forest floor
pine luminaries
Beginnings
sets sights
on the sky
OH Tannenbaum
you carry our Christmas wishes
all the way to the stars
Family Of Pines
distinct yet together
beside each other
through all
No Longer A Stranger
in nature found
a reacquaintance
with self
Veneration
pine boughs bow
in reverence
to snow and cold
In The Shadow Of
big pine
mountain’s watchtower
storm guide
Fire In The Sky
sunset
glowing like
a warming hearth
In The White Quietude
like fresh snow
tranquility settled
over everything
Together
every beauty
was compounded
because we shared it
Complement
mighty angular pine
diminutive curved bridge
a companionship of counterparts
The Roots of Memory
singular pine
recording the history
of the mountain
