paradisical
blueberries scent of balsam
wind across the lake
blessed hobblebush
caught at my ankle and held
while an eft escaped
moss seems so patient
dissolving its grey substrate
life green on cold rock
do roots feel anything
about hikers' feet? perhaps
tripping's fine revenge
no picturebook trees
each has distinct imbalance
its own history
blueberry season
puddle of spoor on the trail
incontinent bear
yearling maple shoot
two tender leaves outspread
such promise such risk
two year maple shoot
more leaves more stems greater hope
a moose's breakfast
blackberries ripen
green to red and then to jet
in an August week
particolor'd leaves
harbingers of season's change
just a few today
blueberries fewer
than a week ago; smaller
am I ungrateful?
red trillium red
advertising red seed red
red edible red
club moss gathering
heads nod: agreed agenda
stay here, keep growing
leaves dry and shrivel
sun-catching done for the year
born again in spring
one maple branch
aflame among all the green
soon more will follow
days are shorter now
hobblebush leaves' progression
droop, dry, wilt and curl
jaunty bunchberry
like cherries on Grandma's hat
defying winter
some buried acorns
forgotten by their hoarders
will burst forth next spring
red fanfaronade
orange drumroll yellow flags
autumn marches forth