FALL ASPENS I and II
Art by Janet Tenneson
All poems by Lin Floyd
Less sunlight triggers a change in the mountains
as trees dress up in Halloween colors to parade
in all their glory as we pass by.
Golden aspens announce the coming of fall,
a changing of the seasons ending summer.
A glorious finale to the growing season,
as we await the silence of winter’s chill.
ANEMONES
Art by Ginny Northcutt
Perennial wind flowers growing from tubers
return to surprise and delight us with beauty.
Colors beyond amazement tickle our senses.
I return to visit their location and reflect
as I pass another year without blooming.
Perennial wind flowers growing from tubers
return to surprise and delight us with beauty.
Colors beyond amazement tickle our senses.
I return to visit their location and reflect
as I pass another year without blooming.
WOMAN WITH BASKET
Sculpture by Bert Garcia
Standing still, feeling the warm sun
the Indian woman prepares
for another day of necessary labor.
Clutching a hand woven basket
full of corn to grind for eating.
Stoic, quiet, resolved,
life begins on the plains.
Survival is the theme.
Fear necessary to keep away danger,
part of each day’s journey.
Threatened by natural forces,
dependent on wildlife for sustenance,
she knows no other way of life.
