Poetry

Snowfall makes

Snowfall makes Mountain ranges on branches Snowfall makes Stars burst forth below Snowfall makes Logs into letters Snowfall makes The…

9 years ago

Fall Foliage Fireworks: Weekly Photo Challenge

Fall leavesBursting with colorExplosions of warms and coolsReflecting the last rays of summerOn a quest towards theCold crispness to come…

10 years ago

Concealed

Hiding in plain sightIn a cradle of summerShe patiently waits

10 years ago

Grounded 2: Notice the world beneath you

Look beneath your feetAnd notice Notice the texturesNotice the colors blendingAnd bold Bold and brilliant huesBold and distinct edgesAnd patterns…

10 years ago

Embrace them

A gust of wind Can take them away Embrace them and guide them With gentle breezes

10 years ago

Words: A poem on Sticks and Stones

Glass Buttes obsidian Desert wildflower Rounded river rocks WordsSharp and cuttingSmooth and soothingColored by what surrounds them Snags at Crater…

10 years ago

May Showers, High Desert Flowers

Purple sage and paintbrush A desert can be desolateArid and barren Spring showersSplash colors Of brilliant huesAmidst the sand Painting…

10 years ago

Tiny Oasis: A Haiku about a starlily

Sand lily, Leucocrinum montanum Tucked beneath the sageReflections of stars aboveShine forth from the sand

10 years ago

Flocking to Malheur in the Springtime

In the Spring, the flocking begins. Ross's Geese, Chen rossii Flocks alighting,Optics focusing. American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Nature's fireworks on…

10 years ago

Easter cottontail

In the sagebrush sea Where bunchgrass waves in the wind Alone he grazes Nose twitching, large eyes gazing Cottontail punctuating

10 years ago

Winter… : A poem of the season

Winter... Mutes colors Softens edges Highlights textures Blankets the sleeping

10 years ago

Peace Tree: A message from Nature

This peace tree was seen in my backyard. Please share this image and the words I wrote to go along…

10 years ago

Grounded – A poem of the Earth

Look beneath your feetAnd notice Notice the texturesNotice the colors blendingAnd bold Bold and brilliant huesBold and distinct edgesAnd patterns…

10 years ago

Winter Sunrise captured in words and visions

Winter Sunrise Cool snowy blanketsBoldly contrasting branchesFrame an immense skyBlinking awake in deep blueBlushing in flashes of fire

10 years ago

Green – in vibrant images and words

Green Verdant and vibrantCool and calm

10 years ago

New Year: An optimistic reflective poem

Black-tailed Deer. Olympic National Park, WA As the new year approachesYou can choose to look down and backOr up and…

10 years ago

Chickaree

  Agile climbers Mischievous thieves Scolder of treetops Digger under leaves

10 years ago

Cool Crystals

  Covered by cascading cool crystals

10 years ago

Clouds

Clouds... Obscure what was once clear Release things that burden them Blanket the cold nights Shine brightness on what’s to…

10 years ago

Bat Haiku

Flyer of the dusk Pursuer of six-legged Caller of echoes

10 years ago

Fall’s Laughter

Fall begins with joyous laughter and warm caresses that Nod and wink as they cloak you with a touch of…

11 years ago

Stronger than the Wind: A poem of resilience

Cooper's Hawk at High Desert Museum Sometimes you will be happily flying along in life when - WHAM! A gust…

11 years ago

Branches

Cling on to leaves all seasons Brilliant leaves dropping in fall Profusions of big, bold flowers Flowers that are quiet…

11 years ago