the bluebirds know
beauty, space and quiet
make a house a home
A House In The Lupine
Innocence
white peony
purity expressed
in petals
Like A Dream
a kaleidoscope
of butterfly-flowers
alight on the lawn
One Among Many
oh to be a petal
in a community
that is a flower
Always Remembered For
your faithful return
each year
in a multitude of tininess
First To Appear
glory of the snow
their bravery belies
their tiny size
A Mirror Of Self
mapping the roots
the branches
shadow
The Mountain Wears A Kilt
shadows woven
on the snow
in the glen plaid woods
Green Refuge In A Houseplant
petals or leaves
self or shadow
beauty is beauty
Reassurance
like an arm around its shoulder
the tree’s shadow
comforted the barn
Beneath This Big Blue Sky
long shadows
reaching for the long river
just beyond the tree line
Apple Corps De Ballet
trees on point
the sun slowly spins
their shadow pirouettes
Winter Morning
the sun’s been up awhile
but beneath winter’s blanket
the landscape still slumbers
To Thy Own Self
a leaf revealed
in the decomposing bark
spirit endures
Protection
barrier to cold
a bowl to hold the sun
oak leaves holding on to green
Matinee
seedheads star
in a shadow play of summer
produced by winter light
Roads To Winter
in the darkness
and the scarcity
there will also be beauty
Swishing At Flies
nose deep
in sweet grass
the tail comforts
while duty waits
Pause
while in admiration
everything else retreats
and the now is peacefulness beautified
Sun Catcher Dream Catcher
dahlia’s petaled hoop
filtering light from dark
dreams from daymares
Sundial
a shadow falls
across the face
of time
Morning Dew
I can almost see time
accumulating
in the blades of grass
Evolution Of A Bloom
opened and yet closed
the very center
still to reveal all its complexities
Finch In Sunglasses
the demanding August sun
requires even the birds
to don shades
Roots, Rock, Fungi
endurance
is a game
of adaptation
A Heart Can Hold Everything
shadow bird
perched inside
the lily’s heart
We Share The Morning
the sun just up
bird song breaks the night’s silence
a shared glance as we each go about our ways
Mountain Flower
blooming in the woods
for the delight
of trees
Before Us
summer stretches out
in sunshine and tree shade
idle days and lemonade
The Naked Eye A Telescope
sighting the shadow of a star
I discovered
a purple constellation
