Limestone columns
Ivy embracing
Trout lilies yellow.
Bodies of dead,
Dry leaves in fall.
Cardinal
Cloudless sky,
Cool sun.
Lincoln log step in the fallen log
Leaves look like dragon’s wings;
Curled.
Trail like a finger in the sand.
A swelled creek,
Ripples look as though a finger is stirring
Sounds like water pouring
Out of a pitcher.
Moss isle—
Black puddle surrounding.
Algae like mermaid’s hair
Lone duck in the center of the pond--
Sleeping.
Violets like the bonnets of fine ladies
On a picnic.
Creek flowing, muttering
Like a mother comforting a child.
Dandelions
Like thousands of yellow stars
In an emerald sky.