within

riverbank

my window within

the wind

pen

my old pen

the slight curve

to each thought

wishes

all the wishes

gathering sunlight

hospital pond

secrets

bare branches

the secrets of crows

to wander through

enfold

arms wide

a mountain enfolds me

in stars

adjusting

wilderness winter

adjusting the depth

of my breath

earth

mountains of sky

as two ravens

fill the blue

with charcoal wings

i become earth

colours

a new day  the colours of  each cold breath

twig by

twig by twig

the tiny nest

snow wind

songbird

winter songbird

again and again

the sun rises 

penchant

sunflower seeds

a red bird shares

my winter

treefall

icy rain

last year’s treefall 

warms the sound

christmas carol

a christmas carol

i watch a cobweb

on the radio

between

a raven glides

between the sound

winter rain

end

autumn’s end

a bottle of wine

shared with a bee

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moth

a moth

in candle wax

early winter

fingers

what are fingers

but skin and bones

first cold day

chance

as if sleep

has a chance

mockingbird

after

quiet river

the sound of alone

after the rain

forgiveness

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clouds

clouds at dusk

a bullfrog’s voice

one grunt long

line

fence line

evening’s scent

comes and goes

mistake

learning curve

a fish jumps from

another’s mistake

muted

autumn flowers

the muted voices

of everyone else

me

not quite dawn

until the frog

only me

heat

katydids

the sound of heat

across the fence

chores

morning chores

over and over

a chickadee

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grasshopper

where sunset finds

my empty backpack

the grasshopper