Illusion

Dawn

conjures

fairy lakes

of mist

cool

mysterious

gone

with day

Spying on the eagle

You
watch
my watching
with eagle eyes;
I’m expecting
nature’s
drama
but my presence
only
ensures
intermission

Still

Sun’s ascent

echo

of gull’s cry

even

wake of 

lake bird

etched in water

linger

in the 

still moment

between

breaths

Reclaimed

Softened

by dawn fog

the marks

of human

presence

recede

leaving 

Nature

at peace

Grief

Memories

of what

is lost

severed

taken

reach back

to nothing

push forward

to no where

Sunset

Lady Sun

slides

into the deepening

blue

of evening

leaving

ripples of color

in her wake

Scarred

We leave

our ugly marks

all over

Nature’s face,

evidence

of our

consumption

addictions

and neglect

She heals

but

scars

remain