
Snow on holly branches,
icy cold freezing my nose —
it’s January. Continue reading

Snow on holly branches,
icy cold freezing my nose —
it’s January. Continue reading

I take comfort,
no matter white streaks
in my hair, endless
cold nights, and
long work days —
the seasons turn– Continue reading

Elder weed sends up
starry-white flowers,
mini-Queen Anne’s lace.
Its rhizome roots
crowd out hapless
coral bells and astilbe
under our pear tree. Continue reading

a still moment,
after the frenzied four winds
blew the dust away
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petalled, leafed and bare,
together through the long years
branches twined
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trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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orchestra of color
before the first flower blooms —
a rainbow of chairs
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after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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dry leaves flutter
like withered cherry petals,
painful longing
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how I miss spring’s
dazzle and swirling petals
of lilacs and pears;
this wet July brings to mind
those cool, delicious days
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hidden underfoot
in winter’s withered debris,
one perfect bloom
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Despite hurricane,
snowfall, driving rain,
Grandfather Tree Continue reading