Moss

Moss covers tree trunk.
Tree gives it life, but does moss
keep the tree warmer?

December morning

Dawn-rose mountain tops
lacerate pale sky. Morning sun
glints off black ice.

Early Awakening

A ladybug woke up
today. It's January.
The sunshine fooled her

Christmas Day, 2010

Insects, worms, crawlies
know no Christmas; woodpeckers,
moles hunt regardless.

Solstice

Heavy rain, high tides
make floods lapping gravel dikes
standing stalwart, soaked.

Army of Crows

Indignant, raucous
army, crows on a mission
to hound hunting hawk.

Winter buds

I see you hiding
there, crouching in the leaf node,
buds waiting for spring.