swan

and then through rippled shadows a sunlit swan

long after

morning mist

the touch of a hawk's cry

long after

pines

the song of pines in autumn the song of pines 

fall

the scent of fall

i love wearing you

in the morning

touch

all i touch

dripping with sunlight

firewood season

cry

in the cries of a baby squirrel indian summer

as far

the ends of a rainbow as far as a raven's echo

time

afternoon light

time passes by

on ibis wings

rhythm

cowbells

the rhythm of twilight

coming home

passing

the sound of clouds passing through leaves fading footsteps

hunt

island of reeds while egrets hunt

pale moonlight

first

to be first

down the trail

strands of dew

harmony

a choir of sparrows

the mountain and i

sing harmony

ivy

my mind a vine of shadows full of autumn 

idyll

over the dunes the time it takes the sound of waves 

*original photo by John Wilkes

deeper

september rain

every hollow grows

a moment deeper 

solace

seeking solace

evening answers

frog by frog

stars

migrating cranes

the faint sound of stars

as night cools

moving on

faraway storm

now and then thoughts of

moving on

tease

empty web

how red berries tease

a summer day

ravens

evening returns written on the sky in ravens

illuminate

fog lifting

a crow in a pine

becomes a mountain

identical

as yesterday

two tree frogs sing

me in the rain

iris

skipping stones

where iris will bloom

acorns falling 

incantation

morning of mist

the drone of a creek

far below

blue

here where an owl turns the evening blue

incognito

puddles of light

sounds made by wind

fade to dark

ice

dragonfly wings 

the color of ice

deep summer

illusion

empty clouds 

everywhere i turn

the woodpecker

ignite

the way home . . 

a dazzle of fireflies

marks my trail

believe