sunlight on birch bark
a respite from winter’s whiteness
Safe Place
the mountain view
is my refuge
Heaven’s View
polka dots of pine
between defrocked trees
that porcupine the mountain
Giants
right sized
I rest
in their wisdom
Morning Fog
low land sleeps
in dreamy white
as the day softly begins
Steady
this winter’s snow
comes and goes
while steady is the cold
Ghosts
fog turns
the oaks to ghosts
but dimmed memories of shade
Time Keepers
the trees by the tracks
keep the train’s schedule
Beyond
a lone pine
and the mountain beyond
behind brave branched trees
Practice
winter is
the practice
of patience
Covered
white brightness
blankets everything
in winter’s wonderland
Pileated
the woodpecker reaches out
for the most succulent frozen crabapple
on the tree
Dreams
winter’s cold breath
obscures the mountains
revealing dreams
Ornamentation
trees adorned with snow
crabapple baubles
nature decorates
Determination
pines and reeds
hold tight to their colors
as winter whitens the landscape
Tree Tales
their shadows tell the stories
the trees themselves
cannot utter
Revelation
autumn disrobes the landscape
revealing the elegance of limbs
Leaving Leaves
trees undress
and launder the land
with color
Seeing Through
trees teach
how letting go
makes room for more
Embrace
encircled by color
fall’s final embrace
In The Rain
shorter days
sweeten
the crabapples
Morning’s Moon
the night’s light
escorts me to
a pink dawn
Flow
fallen to its resting place
the branch still possesses
the spirit of movement
Topsy Turvy
Rooted in the sky
branches dig into the air.
Shade
Take haven
on the hot days
under a green canopy.
Woodland Haiku
The woodpecker leaves
his poetry on birch bark.
Accumulation
End of May snow.
Trees bend in sorrow.
Rose-lipt Maidens
Fleeting is spring’s splendor
so sweeter is the view.
Leafing Out
The trees proclaim themselves
in a profusion of greens
painting a verdant landscape.
Instigators
fiery redheads
maples flaunt color
daring a frost