
atop the cascade
sits a still pool,
burbling

atop the cascade
sits a still pool,
burbling

across the lake
the pines stand straight
as hairs on end

trees stripped bare -
the walker, once hidden,
is exposed to sky

on one leg,
the sneaking heron
eyes the water


two geese feed
around a bench long
vacated


striped mountain —
long shadows lie across
the forest floor

