the first coat
of winter’s
white
December Oxbow
The Merest Sliver
a wink
from the morning moon
before she disappears
The Snow Abstracted
an icing
of snowflakes
time suspended
How The Spirit Leans
the young tree’s shadow
rests upon its near elder
receiving sacred reassurance
Shared Knowledge
the stream and sky
converse about
the fluid endurance of existence
Sheltered
no snow
beneath
the canopy
Painter’s Light
often mistaken for ordinary
the masterpiece of
here and now
A Cold Quiet Descends
the marsh
enveloped in
stillness and shadow
The Red Maple
late color
the last ruby smile
of autumn
In These Shorter Days
shadows dark as night
the brook thick with cold
winter taking hold
Rest
the season asks
for slowing down
let stillness be a pastime found
November Gifts
even as winter’s grey descends
whoops of color
and a glittering flutter
Outside The Church Steeple
nature worships
with each leaf
a prayer
In Nothing Everything
the wind stopped
and the whole world stilled
a settling of collective rest
Companion For Winter
most leaves now down
their absence
brings the mountain closer
Spotted
freedom on the wing
liberty perched
high in the pine
Burning Bush
an enduring
divinity of
light and color
Concentration Of Red Maple
color that pulses
my heart beats
in sync
October Tableau
the shadows and leaves
a collage
depicting time
Lift Your Eyes
and see
how trees reach
for heaven
Faith In Mystery
there was
a needed reassurance
in the river’s soft corner
Where The Light Gets In
true togetherness
resides in those little spaces
we honor between us
Autumn Comes
leaves and water
trembling with the speed
of autumn’s changing colors
By And By
white birch
reaching for
the polka dot sky
No Need For Nails
when architects are trees
the fallen a log bridge
a root an arch
Believe
despite the enormity
of the big dark woods
and the smallness of our feet
we can find our way through
Ambiguous Sky
uncertain day
begins in
pink and grey
Together
over time
becoming
one
Stop
wait and watch
as the sun reveals
today’s gifts
The Lap Of Eternity
resting on shore
each wave
a breath