fresh paint

fresh paint

a butterfly lands on the ladder to have a taste

 

luna moth

luna moth

its enormous antennae attract a harvestman

 

a forest glade

a forest glade

gracile stalks bending under the weight of seeds

 

I’m that yokel

I’m that yokel

staring as vacantly as I can at your one-way glass

 

false solomon’s seal

false solomon’s seal

acts like it doesn’t even know the shadowy leaves

 

leafprint in concrete

leafprint in concrete

I wouldn’t have hesitated to step on the real thing

 

shadblow

shadblow

blossoms lost to the heat in just four days

 

hepatica

hepatica

springing through an old fern leaf, art deco stamens

 

skunk cabbage

skunk cabbage

each avoiding the others’ hot, foul breath

 

mourning cloak on a twig

mourning cloak on a twig

the forest floor belongs to the quick bright comma