Heaven's birds fly high

Eternity purrs welcome

to her newest child

the forget-me-nots are going to seed

the petal-peppered soil reflecting up to a sky that remembers their blue

drooping burnt stamens send pollen flares, and remind the sun how she teased each flower face up in the first place

and delicate green spiny clouds, drop seeds like rain into next seasons blooming sea

© 2011 Danielle Gugler

Light and Shadow

tree-light

in a shadowed wood
sun conjured maples are born
a birth of tree light

Why not wear red

summer yellow invites autumn orange

the sky calls

the sky calls me back

me and my feathers so black

though my heart rests now long

my wings beat out a song

oh how i love to fly

the sky calls me back

me and my feathers so black

i'll lift on the breeze

ride the clouds like waves on the seas

oh how i love to fly

 Danielle Gugler 2011