Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Of Honey and Truffles

Far below the flaming canopies of Autumn,
The humble plants of  shaded glen ferment
into the honey and truffles
of ripened wine.

Ferns stand gilded with spore. 
Slender stems blush from exposure
To the frosty eye of night.

Ferns In Fall


Mop-head hydrangeas,
Their blooms toasted like campfire marshmallows, 
Sag under the weight of summer blue.

Violet stains their leaf and bloom, 
Overly spiced were it not for the sweet caramel of age.

Mop-head Hydrangea in Autumn

Lace-caps have cast off 
all but the last essential rose-stained petals--
Heads held high and elegantly balanced--
Ballerinas in their last arabesque.


Canon EOSRebel 3Ti, 100 MM Macro Lens, 2012

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