white winged dove
lifts from the ground
a pale green-leaf garland floating from the beak

thick-coiled bright grey barbed wire
blocking the entrance to the woods
saplings felled to further block the path

slender red trumpets
against green green leaves
wildflowers in the woods

a shrub of tight tufted coral blooms
papery in appearance
thick and rubbery to touch

tiny snowdrifts
of gold powder:
oak pollen

the somnulent smell
of flowers
and grasses

red-bellied woodpecker atop a utility pole
arguing with a starling about
who owns the nesting hole

my supervisor wore green
it matched her eyes

the slow trundling
of an emergency vehicle
siren blaring

bright white light
of a Presbyterian church sign
shaped like a cemetary stone

branches tossing in the breeze
memories
from this day.