from heaven
you will spot me
beneath the enormity of trees
The Remembrance Bench
They Remember Youth
the old rose
and the old barn
share an elegance of aging
Cathy’s Chrysanthemums
her spirit visits
each year bringing us
flowers to remember her with
Abridged
time crosses slowly
December’s snowy bridge
sojourn to the far side of remembering
Remembered
forget me not
the gentlest reminder of
the enormity of tiny pleasures
Remembrance
solid as stones
the memories
carried
Care
stone memories
held in place
by grace
Gleaming
traverse the inevitable darkness
in honor of the gleaming
of the morning sun
Twilight
the sun sets
on monoliths
eternal rest is fenced
Recollection
A memory floated by
on the afternoon’s breeze –
of sweet long ago days
and basking in your spirit.
Mighty Foot
The old tree stands
like an elephant
remembering all.
Spirit in Clouds
During dark days
if I remember to look up
I can see your magnificence
shining on me.
Floating
When smoke has choked the blue from your sky
and grey seems the color of eternity, hang on to hope
for it can keep you afloat and mend your tattered faith.
Marje
Though she is gone, Marje’s morning glories
spend every summer with me through the miracle of seeds.
And as we did, when they come, I will count the blooms.
Tree Spirits
The tree spirits wear bark masks
and leave them behind
for us to remember them by.
