Heavenly scented, heady hedgerow
offering frilly goblets to hummingbirds.
Wild Purple
Both leaf and petal wear purple proudly
borrowing from violet, lilac and mulberry.
Lilac
Prodigy of spring
sweetly scents
the warming days
Opportunity
Delve deep
into the pink
fleeting perfection.
Friends
Johnny jumps up
to greet me in the morning
pledging to forget me not.
Dew
Dew drops balance
on the tips of grass blades
until it is time to wed the earth.
Bequest
First bud begets the bloom
than flower brings the fruit.
Promises
Sweet simple beauty
blooming in the grass
offering the scent of hope.
Pod Gall
The gall of the flying guest
who leaves behind his bulbous nest
but goldenrod the gracious host
welcomes insects more than most.
Discovery
On an ordinary day a walk reveals
the enchanted place
where the golden birch resides
totem for fairies and unicorns.
Ancient Ones
Fern is the dinosaur
who still roams the earth
waving its dragon tail.
Trillium
Star of the woodland
offers a sacred trinity
in flower petals and leaves.
Divine Design
A single leaf
contains all the mysteries
of the world.
Renewal
Adorned with angel wings
the color of the sky and ringed with time
the stump slowly returns to its beginning
by nurturing its mother – earth.
The Tao of Trees
In his stillness
the squirrel seeks
to become one with the tree.
Leaf Lace
The crown of the tree
wears a veil of green.
Black and White
Scratch and cluck, peck and lay
so is the sum of the chicken’s day.
Primrose
Beloved early guest of spring, goddess of the awakened earth.
Twin blossoms of love and protection mark the entrance to fairyland;
inviting you to venture past the invisible gate and into the world of delight.
Humble
Even weeds have their part to play
in the great display of spring.
Succulent Rose
Perfection appears
in a tangle of winter’s residue.
Bees See
how lavender whispers.
That purple is soft
and yellow tastes like the sun.
Unfolding
Rock, moss, raffia of grass
the sprouting of leaves.
Resurrection.
Water and Wood
Complimentary companions.
Mirrors to each other.
The play of light and dark.
Wrinkles
Wrinkles in the tree’s bark
will forever honor the missing branch.
Smile lines of its former reach.
Budding Out
In a burst of energy, renewal and hope colors are released
as trees transform the landscape from winter to spring.
Innocence
The magnolia sends forth her first blossoms
into the rare air of March that feels like May.
The sunshine calls and she answers yes in unfurling petals.
Roots
Up-ended by weather, pulled from the ground;
decomposition returns you home to the earth.
White Water
Old oak leaves
shoot the rapids
of March’s thaw.
Mud
The fifth season is mud season.
The earth is liquid with rain and snow melt,
rich with nutrients and brimming with the beginnings of new life.
Magnificent primordial ooze.
Rush
Mountain water hurries over rocks
searching for the ocean.