statue – Leaf & Twig

Two Things At Once

bark like
gold leaf
a statue of a tree

bestowed
upon Buddha
a headdress of iris

Buddha leaves
a wake
of beauty and calm

blazing sun
but shade
for Buddha

the peony
blooms
for Buddha

wooded drive
fox and kit
greet and discourage

iris bow
sun shines
season’s first offering

tattered feather
more precious now
for all it has given

Madonna appeared
in a cairn of stones
offering prayer and blessing

inside
the flowering
white ring of innocence

felled for the path
their stature remains
monument to growth and change

woods echo
the bluejay’s thoughts
answering unasked questions

cement sentry
even in sleep
a watchful guardian

in the baby tears
a sprite plants
dreams yet to be dreamed

Noble garden sentry