Still Life

cold holds together
the elements
of March’s mosaic

Still Life’s Motion

what holds
the snowflake to the leaf
but hope and faithful buoyancy

Breaking Out Of Darkness

a shaft of light settles

on the blue diamond delphinium

saved from the pounding rain

Still Life

the river
pauses to admire
the bloom

Nature’s Love Affair

wildflowers arranged themselves
for the pleasure of
the mountain’s view

The Crabapples

painted
by sunlight
on black velvet shadow

Rock Split Pine

rock moss
pine and shadow
agelessness exemplified

Portals

life passes through
on the way
to the great beyond

Alighted

hope
is faith’s comrade
keeping us afloat

Made

highlights
of light snow
March’s art nouveau

Time Combined

for every shadow
there is light
counterparts
like day to night

Stirring

the water swam
as shadows danced
the past nourishing the present

Sanctuary

snow in sun
basking leaves
dwell in the sanctuary of now

Still Life

without snow
the forest does not sleep
life continues to grow

Solstice

a pause
before the sun’s reversal
and our heading into light

Each Day New

the day wakes
light yawns across the valley
creation is never done

Expansion

as the marsh
whispered her secrets
the water spun light into gold

Contained

birch vase holds
blooms and departures
the fall bouquet

First Stirrings

seeds slumber while
forced bulbs bloom
in late winter’s light

And

crystals and petals
drift and bloom
shimmer and flower