brightest bulb in sky
colors trees with chill and hue ~
sparks of cold winter
(September Full Moon – Assiniboine)
searing shining sun
bedazzling snowmelt season ~
a sight for sore eyes
(March Full Moon – Dakota, Lakota, Assiniboine)
cold orb in stasis
winds of autumn-growth of spring ~
forces in balance
(January Full Moon - Assiniboine)
cherries part from tree
encouraged by full brightness ~
chokecherries release
(August Full Moon – Assiniboine)
Orphaned Christmas conifers heap'd
Side by side Assiniboine bank
Native green and vertical felled
Blackened aboriginal limbs
White Man gasoline chainsaw teeth.