a glory of tulips
the crabapple’s inspiration
to burst into bloom
The Bloom’s Muse
We Shared A Look
and now I know
the words
to your song
Magnolia Clouds
pure as a new spring day
the scented breeze
and petal’s shadow play
Red Maple Flowers
red pompoms
raised high in the deep blue sky
cheering on spring
BlueBird
a flash of happiness
alighted in the tree
it felt like a reprieve
Bird In Birch
beneath you
I marvel at
your tiny magnificence
Finding A Way
wind
going through
it
The Shadow Lace Of Bare Trees
sunshine rests
on the dormant garden’s
bench
The Two Of Us
you in the tree
me in the house
both navigating winter
The Challenge
winter drew
a line in the woods
and dared spring to cross
Open Arms
reaching out
the unconditional embrace
of every season
Peace Outside The Circle
without containment
the symbol’s power
expands
In The Time Of Gloaming
beneath the hues
of yellow, pink, lavender, blue
a tree dreams of green
One Wise Knot Hole Eye
an octopus
reached across
the freezing brook
Quiet Plea
the birch tree
left a note
honor everything
Little Bird
perched on the tree
gleeful
with seed
Blue Velvet
a gift
of the cold
the sapphire sky
Inward Growth
the hallowed tree
reveals
the roots of branches
Abandoned Work
half way through
and then a change
of heart or plans
Standing Ground
the wood’s grain
muscles made strong
by standing
Two Things At Once
bark like
gold leaf
a statue of a tree
New Purpose
the crabapple gone
but still she serves
welcoming us home
Clarity
everything intensified
as edges and differences
make themselves known
Finding Footing
accommodations made
to remain
upright
Durga
green goddess
her many limbs
holding up the sky
The Maple
heralding
the season change
a deepening of golds to red
The Woodpecker
plumpness
as preparation
for winter
Rendezvous
every year they meet
at the base of the tree
their love renewed each spring
Place
in the garden
my soul
resides
Arrival
even the leaves
came
two by two