cloaked in cold
insulated by the thing
from the thing
This December’s Interval
rock, leaf, ice, snow
elements and artifacts
underfoot
Proximity
missive
from the future
fall’s imminence
Nature’s Time
flowering sundial
it’s gnomon
the coulds
They Meet Each Spring
enduring rock
perpetual phlox
kindreds
Granite Face
head cocked
piercing eye
shy smile
In Endless Variation And Subtlety
mighty granite
displays so many grays
in the shale of the palisades
Myself and I
in sunlight
I stroll
with my shadow
Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate
at the flower’s
request
love and affection
Fireworks
amidst
lichen sparklers
explosions of red
Whale Back
black rock
breaches snow
leaf waves splash
Granite and Lichen
ancient friends
in company since
the beginning of time
Encouragement
stepping stones
in the mossy path
invitation to the woods
Break Time
crabapple snack
fuel for
nut gathering
Serrated Shade
saw toothed
shadow
carving granite
Aspiration
rock and lichen
give rise to
new life’s watch tower
The Amplification of Being
deep silence
listening to
the shadows move
Wood Bone
sun bleached
tree’s remains
the landscape’s carcass
Aspirations
divine
white iris
aspires to heaven
Movement Without Moving
even the stationary rock
will cross the line
in due time
Rush
months of stillness
liberated by
the freeing sun
Together
nothing in common
but proximity of place
root enough for community
River Frosted Pine
river cold
reaches up
frosting from below
Astronomy
it seemed
the moon had landed
inside the garden gate
Duty
in service
to the season
cliffside color clings
Flow
oh to be
a leaf in the water
that shapes the rock
Morning Joy
wings wide
the day embraced
one with everything
Wild Ways
intrepid tree
grows in rock
eagle’s fishing spot
Respite
navigating stillness
by the paddle drip’s song
peace within reach
Healing
time can
smooth and soften
the broken hard heart