woodland – leaf and twig

Demure

unaccustomed to attention
woodland trillium
blushes

still at rest
lichen
the only green

embellished woodland tapestry
with bullioned pinecone
embroidery

spotlight of sun
backdrop of woodland shade
flowering stalk takes a star turn

colors sang
old songs of joy
for all who happened by

holy writ
the leaf stem
records woodland days

beaming in the hot sun
best beheld from the cool
depths of woodland shade

The woodpecker leaves
his poetry on birch bark.

Star of the woodland
offers a sacred trinity
in flower petals and leaves.