they gathered on the bark
the cosmos
could be touched
Goddess Of The Moon
outstretched
you offer your beauty
to the whole world
Red Tail Hawk
your signature
high in a tree
declaring “me”
Sure Sign
robin’s red breasts
against a bright blue sky
spring arrives on wings
Totem Of The Downed Tree
whale eye
broken walrus tusk
house of spirits
Braile
the old tree’s message
is read
by the wind
Providence
wind fallen tree
lands inches from
the well pump
They Stand In Solidarity
the tree trunk curtseys
to the power and durability
of rock and stone
Climb A Tree
cross the lake
scale the mountain
touch the sky
Flowers From My Beloved
the sky
blossoms
into night
Wonderland Returns
new snow
the world made fresh again
the landscape cheers
On The Last Day Of The Year
looking into
the setting sun
farewell to the past
The Other Word For Courage
may your hope
be as sturdy
as the oak
Delight
in every season
the apple tree
is my Eden
The Old Dame’s Rock Wall
huddled together
against the cold
warm in company
The Maple That Is Sunshine
like splashes
of the sun
fall’s fine finish
The Princess Tree
voluminous pink
in every shade and hue
adorned her
Concentration
a potent joy
in the brightness
of crabapples
Contemplation And The Bench
the empty bench
holding space
for all of my thoughts
Garden Verse
the garden
finds her
angle of repose
Summer’s Best Friend
take shelter
in the sweet shade
of the dear old tree
Everything Rises
as morning sidles
to the edge of the garden
the gingko bows to the day
Scale
tiny mushrooms
increasing
the tree’s enormity
Interval
do nothing
see
everything unfold
All Dressed Up
ruffled skirt
of blue shelf mushroom
tree stump’s petticoat
Apparel
rock wall in
a yellow rain slicker
dressed by April rain
Still Held
we wait
for winter
to release her grasp
Praise
upon a tree
a lichen rose
praise to anything that grows
In April
in earthen beds
beneath another snow
seeds shake off their sleeping caps
Youth’s Perch
leaning out
over childhood
the climbing tree