
on one leg,
the sneaking heron
eyes the water

on one leg,
the sneaking heron
eyes the water


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

striped mountain —
long shadows lie across
the forest floor

rhododendron
and mountain-ash ring
the mountaintop

yellow hoods
on red berries
warm my mind

autumn afternoon —
the sun dips behind the hill,
faux sunset