Over There

Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts

On the branch, up the trunk... AHA! right there.
  Watchful eyes, blissful colors,
     takes off and disappears.

   Blue as the sky... 

And Then the Leaves

Drumlin & Van Leer & Ogilvie Land, Massachusetts

 So special to be in woods at the time of spring awakening,
   inducing these ethereal greens,
     the overtones of creative energies to be seen and sensed.
  
 Young leaves, perfect in form and color,
   precisely as imagined, 
     arising on branches, pushing through fallen leaves and muddy swamps.

  With the specks of little flowers... 

Early Blushes

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts

Maples are in bloom...
  billions of florets, early spring blushes, infusing the breaths,

     tickling my eyes... 

Here Again

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts

Early spring...
   without young leaves, flowers, and grasses
         but with the chirps, actions and flyovers.

  Swallows are already HERE... 

Fresh in Water

Bradley Palmer State Park, Massachusetts

Special to walk along Ipswich River at this time.
  Rich in flow, moves in silence, and attracts.
   Mergansers have just touched the surface, continue paddling downstream...
     
      Swiftly lost from the sight.

    At the old mill site, we see them again...