How The House Homesteads

the garden feeding us
laundry on the line
so many kinds of shelter

Another Gift Freely Given

a generous benefactor
the forest’s shade
on a hot summer day

Summer’s Best Friend

take shelter
in the sweet shade
of the dear old tree

Shelter In The Storm

small space
large enough
for refuge

The Privileged

we watch
winter’s demanding dramatics
from inside our warm havens

Haven

shelter in the rhododendron
waiting out winter
alongside flower buds

With

the better shelter
from the storm
is found with others

Retreat

cool earth dust baths
in the shelter of shade
chickens get-a-way

In the Shelter Of A Tree

eavesdropping
on the conversation
between the water and the rain

For Equilibrium

sit a bit
in the shelter of the shade
and watch the day wander by

Dark Sky

dormancy depends
on darkness gathering round
the necessary shroud
sheltering inchoate spring

Orchard

in the shelter of others
buds blossom and fruit

Sanctuary

While the garden is watered
I shelter with the maple.

Passing Through

In her twilight years
the old barn shelters
wind and memories.

Benevolence

As dusk descends a storm approaches,
celestial light graces the trees
and shelters the shadow of the house.

Blooms with Stone

In the garden everything finds its rightful home
a stone is sheltered by a mass of blooms
and so it should be.

Time

You no longer tell time by new rings.
Now as a beam, you measure time
by the nights and days of shelter you provide,
absorbing laughter and tears into your fibers and history.

Dark Clouds

Seek shelter from the gathering storm.
Let faith be a blanket that keeps you warm.