Seasons – Page 144

the dragonfly’s drone
suddenly silenced when it
alights on my palm
–
stillness-
the dragonfly
landed

ancient banyan roots
a lounging snapping turtle
basks in the sunlight
–
bayou roots-
the sun warms
a lazy turtle

A late spring snowfall
Endless cottonwood tree seeds
Floating through the air

Autumn’s final leaf
Lets go it’s hold on winter
And portends the spring

Tall meadow grasses
Tousled by a humble breeze
Whisper in concert

The springtime wetland
Chorus comes alive at dusk
As the peep frogs sing

From the sheer cliff face
An eager seedling rises
Grasping at the sun

Through the morning mist
A wading crane, motionless
Suddenly takes flight

Draped on an elm bough
Branches dapple the sunlight
That warms up my cat

Late October rain
Bees covet the wildflowers
While the desert blooms