The Game

Kitten chases light
Dog chases kitten - snarl,  hiss
swat, happy tail wagging.

Autumn 2

Warm, mellow autumn
aroma, damp richness of
leaves enriching soil.

Ripe poison

Bella donna, red,
succulent berries. Liar!
Deadly nightshade

Nuts

Heard but unseen the
squirrel scolds warning with mouth
full of autumn nuts.

Leaf fall

Thicker lie the leaves
crisp beneath our careless feet
catching fall sunlight.

Owl in daytime

Great grey owl, night shift
over, snoozes in his tree
mobbed by angry crows

Migration

Tiny traveller
resting woodland wingbeats then
feathering southwards

Fall rose bushes (2)

Grey green rose leaves fold
gently against the dew fall
waiting to sparkle.


Elegant rose hips
glowing, seed-swollen orange
in autumn sunshine

Leaf thread

Invisible thread
suspends a crumpled brown leaf
swaying weightlessly

Twisting, twirling seed
laden samara descends -
maple yet unborn.

Dandelions

Dandelions still live
vivid, hopefully yellow, bright
against dull fall leaves

Cedars

Cedars in the rain,
drooping, drizzling harmony
grey green dripping down.

Woodpecker

Prehistory jars
as pileated woodpecker
flits past my present.

Morning sun

Sunlight shafting sharp
through woodland. Tree trunks slicing
light to piercing shards.

Like spring

Warmth like spring today.
Eagle mews, finch warbles, even
the grass smells like grass.

Webs

Gossamer cloth laid
on dew drenched yew, kevlar strong,
fairy delicate.

Autumn rain

Soft rain mists my eyes
details disappear, lost in
gentle autumn haze.

Gulls

Grey, white gulls parade
pontifically across
limitless soft sand

Arching grass seed heads,
elegant slim wavecrests soar
above grassy sea.