a filagree of trees
upon the painted sky
a tribute to the end of day
how beauty never dies
Field Psalm
dried grass’
wind song
autumn’s hymn
Sensei
master teacher
of color
Japanese maple
Electric Sky & Tree Bones
sunset spectacle
fluid beauty
at the speed of light
The Good Company of Trees
changes are weathered
amidst constant beauties
in the good company of trees
Apple Majesty
with a crown
of ruby fruit
the queen presides
Other Side
just before the hard frost
the grass is at its greenest
a promise to meet us
on the other side of winter
Modesty
naked trees
made
dusk blush
Enchantment
the pink forest
beckons
magic is afoot
Tableau Vivant
forest tableau
a soft rendering
of November
Trio
waiting for the cornfield to be mowed
bovine beauties bask
in the last of Indian summer’s sun
Divesting
the landscape disrobes
and through thinning color
the mountain emerges
Married
the roof is meadow of moss
a common law marriage
of structure and elements
Watercolor
the ripple of birch
a wash of maple, ash and pine
soft autumn seen
Falling
leaves flight
delivers them
back to their roots
Color is the Light
orange and purple dawn
honored by the morning moon
color is the light of autumn’s days
Willow Chairs
beneath the changing colors
with feet in a rainbow of leaves
these are the seats to spend time with time
Thirst
edges drink the colors
of weather and time
which paint the leaves
Color Divulged
morning fog rolls out
revealing the days
new colors
Fortification
the landscape floods with color
and soaks into our every cell
fortifying us for winter’s long monochrome
Red Dress
The maple
in her red dress
turns heads
The Kingdom
the heron presides
over his kingdom’s
changing colors
Augury
shade foreshadows winter
waiting in the wings of fall
A Gate With A View
the world awaits
outside the garden gate
Revealed
nature reflects
the whole
of everything
Teenagers
the world
was created
for their exploration
River Bank
I invest my time
at the river’s bank
serenity is my yield
Dwelling
between the leaves
resides
the house of mysteries
Vespers
long before eventide
leaves chant the prayers of trees
the request and praise of grace and gratitude
Sail Away
a shimmer of sunlight
the kiss of the breeze
and cares sail away