Madonna

mother
in granite
nature her child

Slow Rise

day emerged
leisurely
from its foggy sleep

Fluidity

water never tires
of the temperature’s
perpetual requirement of readjustment

The Day Rose Softly

the sound
of a solitary bird
walking the riverside rocks

Goddess’ Gift

ruby red traces
of Aphrodite’s shower of kisses
the world awakens to love

Broken

Taken down by the wind
now the the mighty pine
nourishes the river bank and bottom.
So goes the cycle of life.

First Red Tree

Along the great Long River
the first touch of Fall, a splash of red,
presents itself along the southern bank.

Fields

The fields form a patchwork quilt,
a growing green cover that reaches from the river bank to the mountains.
Tied together with labor and nurture for the purpose of sustenance.