Do shadows have the power to heal?
Leaves of the Japanese maple
fluttering on porch steps?
Ancient fern fronds, long and pointed,
bending over in layered impressions?
Lace curtains brushing painted walls?
Half open shutters lining kitchen floors?

Spring
sun bending through all the arching flowers
autumn
lowering, heart-breaking
through the remains of the glorious season
spinning away sun
gold falling from the sky
seeding its formed and moving shadows
with ethereal and healing light.

Portland, Oregon – April 3, 2016