
a tulip poplar
stands beside the lake
in the warm sun

a tulip poplar
stands beside the lake
in the warm sun

two geese feed
around a bench long
vacated


lakeshore ducks
with heads turtle-tucked
against autumn winds

a rustic shack
sits upon the hillside;
the glade, its porch

autumn’s dry grass
looks so brittle, but
waves gracefully

sunset flares;
& looks like a fire
on the horizon



striped mountain —
long shadows lie across
the forest floor

rhododendron
and mountain-ash ring
the mountaintop