Raspberry Crabapple

birdhouse
beneath a bower
of blossoms

Bright and Cheering

oh the crabapple
with its ready embrace
of color

The Fence With Crabapple Finery

a blessing
of snow
slowing us into now

Passing By

speed is the reply
to the call
of the wild

Synchronicity

crabapple chorus line
long legged high kicks
costumed in snow and cold

All Things In Their Rightful Place

peacefulness articulated
by the birdhouse
beneath the flowering crab

Arrival

born again
born anew
spring

Ever On

missing limb
the healing tree
still fruits

Break Time

crabapple snack
fuel for
nut gathering

The Crabapples

painted
by sunlight
on black velvet shadow

Behold

the light
of fog and frost
incarnation of hope

Victual

big appetite for life
his hunger is for spring

Hallowing

outside the church window
the prayer and devotion
of snow

Splash

crabapple color
surges to the rooftop

Ode to Seurat

Master of pointillism
the crabapple blooms
a portrait of spring.

Anticipation

The blush
before the bloom.

Bequest

First bud begets the bloom
than flower brings the fruit.