Pine needles

Pine needles piled soft
underfoot. Yesterday, wind
blown, they pierced my face.

Bluebells

I've planted bluebells,
they remind me of my father
who died without me.

Autumn leaves (2)

Tattered leaves, yellow,
brown, torn, worn out with summer
await wind fall.

Earth energy pushed
to leaves. Sky energy blows
to ground. A cycle.

Leaves in the River

Armada of crisp
leaves floating off to conquer
Spain. Sunk by tug boat.

Garter snake

Garter snake zigzags
off my path silently to
blend with fallen leaves.

Poison!

Bella donna, red
succulent berries. Liar!
It's deadly nightshade.

After Chernobyl

We win! We win! Grass
grows, mice creep, birds sing "We're back!"
after Chernobyl.

Ground cover

Fallen leaves rustle,
rattle as field mice forage
beneath, hidden, safe.

Puddles (2)

Puddles, oddly shaped,
irregular, filled full of
round rippling raindrops.


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Haphazard puddles,
pavement grimed. Raindrop filled in
imprecise circles.

Douglas fir

Craggy old tree, straight
trunked, home of scrabbling squirrels
Douglas fir, sky tall.

Tulip bulbs

Boring brown bulbs bear
life spark of beauty, blooming
vivid, pastel, bright.

Moon

Half moon, waxing cold.
Unfulfilled destiny and
promise of past eons.

Before my speech

Birdbrain, idiot
airhead. How could you forget
the text of your speech?

Moss

Moss glows greener than
emeralds, cushioning harsh
trunks with luxury

Leaf tips

Crisp, crinkled leaf tips
rusty brown on deep-veined green
presaging autumn.

Autumn Mist

Mist stretches along
valleys that await the sun,
damping early warmth.


Brash sunlight burns off
delicate wraiths of morning
mist leaving faint dew.

Leaves

Leaves fall in the river
innocent boatlets braving
current and tide.


The breeze freshens and
countless leaves keep appointments

 to rattle earthwards