maple flames
birch trails
white smoke
Watercolored World
the edges
between everything
dissolving
We Catch Eyes
and understand
these woods hold
room enough for both of us
Alighted Illumination
one leaf only
chosen
by the light
Alone With Everything
down the soft pine needle path
amidst the tall tall trees
the breeze accompanies me
In The Enormous Woods There Perches A Tiny Soul
feathered emerald
the size
of a birch leaf
Lantern In The Woods
a welcome
for wanderers
in the wild
Madonna
mother
in granite
nature her child
Foxs’ Wedding
rain in sunlight
bright meadow flowers
before the dark woods
Homeward Bound
water’s purpose
to be ever
rushing home
Scale
tiny mushrooms
increasing
the tree’s enormity
Painted Trillium
rare beauty
she blooms mostly
for the forest’s delight
Family Of Pines
distinct yet together
beside each other
through all
Author, Author
the forest writes
her under-story with
a fern-pod feather plume
Trust
enter the mystery
of today’s
exquisite unknown
Imagined Into Being
a green day dream
the whispering of leaf buds
the laughter of leaves
Invoking Ancestors
from misty woods
owl calls
who whooo
Restoration
leaves to unfurl
songs to sing
spring’s beginnings
Frontline
throughout
winter’s long march
positions held for spring
Commanding The Trees
an insistent knocking
a tiny flash of red
glint in the woodpecker’s eye
Ice storm
in the shine
of the woods
winter days slipping by
Signal Spot
light
without light
lantern in the woods
Shelter In The Storm
small space
large enough
for refuge
Hope Surrounds Us
the snow
fell like stars
white blanket of wishes
Beauty Made
every new snow
another masterpiece
of wonder
Unlocked
through
cold’s keyhole
the day accessed
In The White Quietude
like fresh snow
tranquility settled
over everything
Open To Receiving
a winter walk
the wood’s gifts of beauty
match every step
Visibility
Christmas
in the distance
the thinly visible pine
Chosen
snow blown
in all directions
yet one trunk untouched