self – leaf and twig

Birch Bark Mushroom

decomposition
a transition of
sustenance to self

the shadow reveals
another definition
of self

fully
inhabited self
contradiction consummated

claiming self
notwithstanding
similarity

in nature found
a reacquaintance
with self

a second
beauty made
by your shadow

in sunlight
I stroll
with my shadow

the center holds
so many
reverberations of self

peony blooms
with her
whole self

boundary marking
the meeting place
of self and other

each inclined
toward truth in self
such freedoms in the field

backdrop of self
the play of light and shadow
a double bloom

nothing more was needed
a gathering of self
the bouquet of a single bloom

flowering
without a flower
succulent’s celebration of self

A goose glides around the pond
keeping company with its reflection.