outside my front door
north wind whips nandina leaves....
dark skeletal oak
heat pump clicks off, cold air spreads
eremophobia bows
outside my front door
north wind whips nandina leaves....
dark skeletal oak
heat pump clicks off, cold air spreads
quietness of empty house
bumblebees enjoy
nandina blossoms nectar....
spider's sticky web
One Proud Yellow Dandelion
Lantanas and pears are lushly in bloom,
Baby chartreuse leaves brighten winter’s late gloom
And one proud yellow dandelion.
We wait for the redbuds – where are you?
There are dark spring clouds under the blue,
And one proud yellow dandelion.
Nandina berries like Christmas late,
Spring cold breezes now sealing their fate,
And one proud yellow dandelion.
Courageously the dandelion stiffly stands,
Knowing it will change, blow like sand,
And mother the earth with new children.
To bloom and fly away.
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