remains of summer blooms
provide the structure for
blossoms made of snow
We Hold Each Other Up
Briefly
before
the season of snow
the season of shadows
It Was Said In Blossoms
three paragraphs
in blue and pink and white
is how spring told her story
Inward Growth
the hallowed tree
reveals
the roots of branches
Aging
time reveals
the structures behind
suppleness
Departure Details
it begins
at the edges
the full disclosure
Durga
green goddess
her many limbs
holding up the sky
The Light, The Colors, The Change
all of autumn
here
in this leaf
Beautiful Goodbyes
as colors fade
the intricacies
of structure emerge
Main Line
falling
down the leaf
to the root of things
Simplicity As Palette
the hosta
is a minimalist
with a grand presentation of form
Bones and Softness
fully
inhabited self
contradiction consummated
Each Leaf In Its Own Time
the landscape
fills
with color
Classical Bloom
pillars
of spring
the white iris
Arbor Ador
aged arbor
speaks to me
of countless happy times
Structure Made Known
leaf’s skeleton
revealed
bright white backbone
Structure of Spirit
with all of youth departed
the essence laid bare
great beauty remains
Coneflower Repose
As you lie in the snow
the stark beauty of your form and structure
announce themselves to the white, white world.