Alongside The Maples

this
sweet season
sugars everything

Sugar Wood

stacked last July
in hopes and preparation
for this year’s syrup making

Sugared Leaves

the season of sweetness
not just
maple’s dominion

Sweetness

maple lace
almost sweeter
than syrup

Sugar House

first smoke plume of the season
the sap is on the boil
sweet sugar time

Sugaring

First the sap runs, then drum drum drums
drop by drop into the buckets.
Soon to be simmered, then rolling boiled into maple syrup.
Oh that sweet sweet nectar of the mountain.