everything in the world speaks
the air, the stone, the leaf
it is we who must become fluent
Deep Listening
Pilgrimage To The Squirrel Bench
worship as
an acorn eaten
a devotion left
A Generosity Of Patience
ever
the gracious host
chickadee awaits a turn
The Hoarder
your flower pots
are full
of my acorn stash
Hunting
concentrated stillness
the stalking
of sunshine
The Tao of Trees
In his stillness
the squirrel seeks
to become one with the tree.
Fuzzy Rock
Baby squirrel
hides behind his tail
braving predators for sunshine.
Bambino
The cement child with his faithful squirrel
wears his winter cloths
a cap and shawl of snow.