A certain crispness has crept into the air
and something heavy now weighs on Tom’s mind
a distant worry that has been hunting him.
Assembly
In the Northeast Kingdom
monarchs flock to the butterfly bush
before their pilgrimage south to sunny Mexico.
Knowing
This is the deer who knows my soul
and seeks me out to remind me
of the gentleness of wildlife.
The Tao of Trees
In his stillness
the squirrel seeks
to become one with the tree.