The Robin
So bold, picking, tossing leaves And sticks Intent, focused The earth is still mostly frozen And still she never tires Or gets bored Working at it, Uncovering the Prize Or is that my story Imposed upon This beautiful red … Continued
Between Heaven and Earth
If you cold pull back the Curtain of the sky What would you find? Parting the clouds Climbing the rainbow Sailing through the islands of stars Would you look down? See the reflection of the earth? … Continued
Give it away
Give it away Scatter it like seeds wherever you walk Open your palm and let it take wing Look down and let it flow Below you, around you, behind you Shout it out and hear the echo Whisper … Continued
A Sighting
One needs to look closely A casual glance won’t do Grey on white White on White Blurring in flight One must be still Hold your breath Pause from life’s movement Then, just maybe You will see a snowflake in the … Continued
Familiar Ground
The earth belies its age and history We allow seduction, to believe it is ours That it is new, that it will be forever We sink into complacency Throw plastic into the land fill Waste the bounty, step on … Continued
Loneliness
Is my nearly constant companion Not invited, but pushing in A violation of High Tea’s decorum Transgression of boundaries A shadow of knowing what’s real Avoided by keeping busy Filling space with conversation And doing Sometimes successful Yet always … Continued
Changeable
By the hour, the day, the season She changes Hardly a warning She is the boss Molten liquid Icy veneer Seductively calm Confused and intimidating The Great Mother Lake, Superior Seduces the soul, draws in the heart … Continued
Morning til’ noon
The feathered snow Blows horizontally A goose down feather bed is Being shaken on the porch The dance of the winter fairies Hardly remarkable But still so beautiful A Powdered sugar dusting My outward gaze Interrupted … Continued
Does the Sun Know?
Does the sun know that after the rain The gray-black shroud over head – Drifts slowly on its way? Does the sun know? Does the sun know that after a rain, Stage lights appear hiding my shadows and my … Continued