stepping stones
growing into the whole
of a frozen crossing
Reaching For Each Other
Rush
before winter’s cold
stalls the journey
a mad dash to the ocean
The River Bend’s Instruction
when turning corners
take your time
to wander is the way
The Earth
dark and dense
like a good chocolate cake
first snow a powdered sugar dusting
First Look
the eye
of the day
peers over the ridge line
Sunset In The River
I touch the water
and send ripples
into the pink sky
That Old Master
autumn light
painting memories
on the landscape
Free Ride
there goes the sky
hitching a ride
on the surface of the river
Another Scorcher
wading in
deep shade
on a hot summer day
Solace At The Green Beach
the river’s ways are
more subtle than the ocean
but as potent a soul salve
Levels of Landscapes
here is where
the ants stop
and admire the view
Slowly On Her Way To Us
it seems it is
the river bend that
brings us spring
Two Blues
the river
and the sky
clouds floating in each
Conversations Across Time
fall’s iris pods
call across the river
to the tree’s spring buds
Approaching The Precipice Of Spring
the barns and fields
still sleep
the river is the early riser
Invisible Threads
the glittering
of sunlight
snagged on the river
Winter’s Last Picnic
a table cloth
of snow
sunshine the only guest
Returning
no beginning or end
to the circular cycles
of nature and time
The River Autonomous
breaking through
the shackles of cold
fleeing towards spring
Liberation
set free
by the sun
run river run
Two Tracks
hooves on ice
paws in snow
the followed and the follower
Once And Again
the river delivers
a splash
of blue sky
Winter Travels
the current
not yet submerged
cold holds on
taking the ride
How Autumn Starts
branches
reintroduce themselves
one tiny flare of red
The River The Sunlight And Wind
painted an abstract
capturing
the whole of life
No Longer Even A Memory
like the night’s dreams
morning mist disperses
until dissolved
Self Conscious
left
is my best
side
The Reeds Swear Sovereignty
late summer
wears a crown of wood
nobility of trees
Happenings In Forest Time
sunshine makes for shade
as the river flows
and mushrooms grow
Water Cairns
stone memories
commemorating place
in the passage of time