welcoming arms
reach down
inviting us up
Orchard
in the shelter of others
buds blossom and fruit
Mixed Media
in the gallery
of the great outdoors
flowering trees
paint the woods
Tending
one must
dare the top rung
to tend the apple tree
Greening
trees sigh green
during these
delicate dainty days
Willow Pond
the lace of early spring
the elegance of willow green
twice seen
Maple Wind
never still
maple blossoms
dance through their days
Enchantment
a poetry of branches
and music in the light
a pause before the blooming
sweet magnolia May
Faith
the beginnings of new leaves
answer the question of faith
Old Friends
the frail sun, the frosty lawn
the old tree and tire swing
wait for summer
Some Color Came
the rainbow
a promise kept
coloring May
Forsooth
forsythia entwined
among the limbs
of her beloved
Wishbone
Trees wish for rain and sun
a gentle wind, the song of birds
room to breathe and time to grow
Spring’s Elixir
plumping leaf buds
glow a growing green
intoxicated by sweet April rain
Banishment
winter lingers
in the damp and grey
until banished by the sun
Proof
that wide blue sky
a living proof
warmer days will not be denied
Moving Meditation
like dervishes
branches twist and spin
seeking harmony between the seasons
Return
the sky clears to blue
birds are on the wing
dear, tender, true spring
Hint of Spring
Winter lingers on the mountains
lichen greens the birch bark
the air hints of spring
Inspiration
amidst bare branches
last year’s crabapples
inspiration for spring blooms
Winter’s Shadow
shadows in the snow
soon to be transformed
by the grass and leaves that grow
Demonstration
as snow recedes devoted pines
demonstrate being green
for leafless trees
These Things
the rock, the stump
the birch bird house
these are the things
that stand in winter
Embers
last year’s leaves
embers of sunshine
defying the cold
Roar
the lion of March
continues to roar
Glow
the willow glows
because she knows
the surety of spring
Mystics
the skeleton of spring
dances in the blue
summoning green
Secluded
birch in the snow
with only their own shadows
for company
Stripes
Trees earn and cast
their stripes in winter
Profiles
noble
winter profiles
outlined in white