stepping stones
in the river
the choices we make
(Under the Basho, November 2019)
Author: Jill Lange
Jill Lange has had a lifetime love affair with the natural world. She remains grateful for crayons--her first medium for expressing her interest in wild things. She makes time to visit her favorite wild places and continues to share her sense of wonder, more often painting with words.
monarch
out of nowhere–
and in the next breath
gone
late February
the last wisteria pod
drops its seed
lavender
even the old stems
fragrant
(Shiki Monthly Kukai, 3rd place, April 2008)
falling behind
the serious hikers
wild raspberries