hen defender
shaman’s shield
the cockerel divinare
Hunting
concentrated stillness
the stalking
of sunshine
Music Leads The Way
by the frozen vernal pond
in winter’s dark white
the flutist plays
Bromeliad’s Flourish
the southernly porch
fills with winter sun
and desert blooms
Taking Suggestions
at the Buddha’s suggestion
the wind and tree united
to place a reminder of faith
Structure of Spirit
with all of youth departed
the essence laid bare
great beauty remains
Reminiscence
goldenrod in winter
summer’s memory keeper
Portrait of the Pond
patiently she sits
subtly shifting moods
captured but never contained
One
sunlight shines through you
your body wears the tilt of the reeds
what you see you become
Collection
gathered
sunlight and stripes
abundance of gourds
Mystique
animating stillness
personifying patience
seer, seeker, soothsayer
The Great Pumpkin
emanating the light of the moon
no need for a knife to free its face
its spirit rises from the shape
Old Friend
watching you
stillness settles into me
as the universe unfolds
Undecided
heron on the lawn
elusive guest
unsure of hospitality
Allowance
I am seen
by the knowing yellow eye
and allowed audience
Downy in the Garden
a pause
from the pecking
resting on the rail
Sensei
each step
through sun or shadow
requires balance
Rise
alone
with everything
between the clouds
Goatee Devotee
amber eyed Billy
wears his beard
down to his shins
to troll’s chagrin
Here
know thyself
and love thyself
and everywhere is home
Prosperity of Petals
exquisite elegance
the flowering tree
animates abundance
It Is Written
the small
writ large
blessing of spring
Cardinal
fulfilling ecclesiastical duties
of bearing beauty and witness
carrying divinity’s spirit
Portrait of a Bohemian
declaring status
expressing power
identity construction
One of a Scurry
chin scratch
bare patch
April molt
Declared
sun shoulders out the snow
last years blooms trumpet
beauty’s determination
Prologue
before the song of spring
the robin can be seen
Blue
winter paints
the blue light portrait
of birch with iris
And
crystals and petals
drift and bloom
shimmer and flower
Bandit
defiant
the masked bandit
pillages the crabapples