Cathy’s Chrysanthemums

her spirit visits
each year bringing us
flowers to remember her with

Abridged

time crosses slowly
December’s snowy bridge
sojourn to the far side of remembering

Remembered

forget me not
the gentlest reminder of
the enormity of tiny pleasures

Remembrance

solid as stones
the memories
carried

Care

stone memories
held in place
by grace

Gleaming

traverse the inevitable darkness
in honor of the gleaming
of the morning sun

Twilight

the sun sets
on monoliths
eternal rest is fenced

Recollection

A memory floated by
on the afternoon’s breeze –
of sweet long ago days
and basking in your spirit.

Mighty Foot

The old tree stands
like an elephant
remembering all.

Spirit in Clouds

During dark days
if I remember to look up
I can see your magnificence
shining on me.

Floating

When smoke has choked the blue from your sky
and grey seems the color of eternity, hang on to hope
for it can keep you afloat and mend your tattered faith.

Marje

Though she is gone, Marje’s morning glories
spend every summer with me through the miracle of seeds.
And as we did, when they come, I will count the blooms.

Tree Spirits

The tree spirits wear bark masks
and leave them behind
for us to remember them by.