follow the path
then make your own
the woods are truly home
Into The Woods
The House Next Door
amongst the trees
their roof sheltering unknown
happinesses and heartbreak
Taking Form
the woods
are full of questions
finding their full shape
Spring Cleaning
moss and fern
drinking light
purifying the air
Together
we walk through shadows
and last years leaves
determining a path to the future
Two Trees Crossed Like Skis
that secret place
we found
where winter welcomes spring
March Teases Us With Spring
one day hinting at spring
then overnight
delivering more winter
Primary Network
the landscape
an elaborate system
sharing data and social connections
Ascending
snowflakes climb the trees
each limb a rung
on the ladder back to heaven
The Old Oak’s Salutations
the old oak
in an elegant turn
of welcome and farewell
Filagree Of Trees
the snow like time
tracing and embracing
every detail
Seeking Light
the lantern’s light
imagined
is light enough
Persist
hold your dreams
as tenderly as
the leaf cradles snow
Woodland Tapestry
all the movement
and colors of fall
woven into this moment
In The Playhouse
frontier settlers
are making mud pies
for ranch hands
Breakfast For Dinner
forest breakfast nook
pancakes sprouted
by the maple tree
Reaching Past The Rooftops
ambition
is the weed’s
decree
The Sun And The Moon
before the moon
was done
the sun had begun
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thin line of a bird
flying in the space
where night meets day
Open Space
the days expand
mid-mornings linger
the feeling grows
that there is time enough
Azalea In Spring
spring’s verdant touch
awakens the valley
so many beginnings
the universe unfolding
Hepatica
spring wander
in the woods
leads to fairyland
Inspiration
a crimson fungi
foreshadowing
the trilliums bloom
Right Sized In The Woods
Buddha sat
his moss cushion
made of granite
Flowering Sunset
the night
unfurls herself
like a rose
Souls Bared To The World
naked trees
in the golden meadow
strength in vulnerability
Silent Greeting
each tree
a kind acquaintance
the woods my gracious neighbor
Candy
a heavy handed sifting
of a confectioners sugar snow
the woods now candy land
Rush
how fast
the water hurries
chasing after spring
Good Morning In The North Woods
in the misty woods
sleepy eyed and fluffy coated
rising from the deer bed
Rooted Aspirations
like many tiny wings
the fluttering of a flock of leaves
do trees fly in their dreams?