white birch
reflecting
fall’s gloriousness
Through
lone birch
shone the way
through dark woods
Humming Summer’s Tune
sound signals
a brief
appearance
Thee of Tree
all the ways
of being
residing together
Tiny Are All Beginnings
at the crest
of a moss mountain
a pine begins
Guests and Interlopers
wooded drive
fox and kit
greet and discourage
Rock Split Pine
rock moss
pine and shadow
agelessness exemplified
Movement Without Moving
even the stationary rock
will cross the line
in due time
Maple Blush
the landscape wears
a rosy glow
arousing all of spring
Master Molecule
sharp shadow
etched into bare ground
tree’s template
Start
tiny specks of green
cultivating all of spring
profundity of small sensibilities
Archway
bent tree arch
sacred passage
into transforming woods
The Usefulness Of Everything
bark, branch and leaf
pay their debt to the earth
with themselves
Hydrangea Alighted
last year’s bloom
basking in
this spring’s sunshine
Veil
lacy ice curtain
veils the dark woods
both awaiting the sun’s revelation
Readiness
even the rock wall
is ready to shed
winter’s now dowdy coat
Prayer Flags
the birch in worship
waving her prayer flags
for us
Powdered
a dusting,
a coating, a sprinkle
the many ways of sugar snow
The Wind Winds Down
peeking out
the storm’s force and fury
remains in the tilted horizon
Fare Thee Well
feathered ones know
winter says goodbye
in snow
Plaid of March
the kilted woods
wearing a tartan
of tree and shadow
Enchantment
early morning sun
stillness after the storm
the dazzling woods
Port in the Storm
hanging on
with gratitude
for what is available
Accumulation
blizzard snow
so fine it can be missed
as it gathers in inches and feet
Held
beneath the bark
one birch’s dark night
held sacred by the grove
Flower Found
a winter rose
pink petal bark
the birch in bloom
Sovereignty
each sovereign tree
depends upon
the next, next and next
Made Known
foot of quiet
a tangible peace
in the stilled world
Flight Delay
milkweed seeds shiver
reluctant to fly
side by side with the snow
Luminous Flux
in the forest room
a chandelier of ice
whose switch plate is the sun