Without my consent,
Tossed aside and into dirt,
I am forgotten.
For a seasons turn I sleep,
Before I blossom in red.

A steady winds’ song
Quiet strings in a full world
Listen close my friend
For it is not a solo
But a forest symphony.

My lovely oak leaf
Without branches for comfort
I apologize
The day is tall with sorrow
But the blue sky, taller still.

Cool summer morning
Remove your foggy blanket
Sing us good morning
With soil and a sunrise kiss
Orange poppies bid you welcome.

Golden State of mind
Through fields of grass I followed
Knee deep in unknown
And without Rosetta’s Gift
My heart’s translation unheard.

sunset blinds ablaze

mountains rolling curving still

sweet views surround me

atop a peak I breathe deep

watching the sky melt to blue

little twisted bridge

over old babbling brook

lift our spirits high

on sweet songs and small candles

floating dreams on bark and leaves