Lonely Leaf in the Water
I watched it fall
In spiralling flight
This browned yellow leaf
A saddened sight
For not long ago
It was alive and so green
In a canopy of cover
Above the stream
I watched it meander
Around rocks and through eddy's
On the stream it continued
Becoming more unsteady
It's protective coating
Now a shadow of it's past
As the water moistens
It's out on it's last
It came to rest
Between two rocks
As the water cascaded
To the bottom it dropped
The end of it's life
But it's journey goes on
For nature will use
This leaf that roamed
Captured for a Moment in Time
The waves on the pond
Ripple with the breeze
As the temperature drops
Awaiting the intending winter freeze
For upon its waves
A pink water lily floated
Its beauty so radiant
Colours so coated
The intending winter chill
Descended overnight
Captured for a moment in time
This pink lily of delight
In its cryogenic setting
Until the temperature warms
This plant of natures beauty
Within the ice, adorns
Harbor Wave
Displacement, water
Submarine earthquake strikes land
Tsunami wave train
temblor
Natural seismic
Phenomenon, we know as
Earthquakes energies
Pillars of the Forest
Daylight seeps through
Moss covered towering trees
With their foliage of green
In photosynthesis please
These pillars of the forest
In attention stand
En-mass they cover
Natures land
Maples and Pine
Birch and Oak
Majestic they are
In wooded cloak
These perennial gems
Our woody plants
Please respect them
It's not much to grant
Arborsculpture
The art and technique
Of shaping trees and woody
Plants, time reveals all
Amanita muscaria
A psychoactive
Mushroom, famed for being a
Hallucinogen
My Pacific Ocean Island
There is an island
In the Pacific ocean
Surrounded by blues
In various motions
The blue of the water
Reflects from the sky
Turquoise and dark
Either makes me sigh
With mountains of lush green
In sloping canvas
Varieties aplenty
Trees and grasses
Spicies so different
Grace this land
Where they have thrived for years
As it has never been manned
Golden beaches
Glitter her coast
Where the blue waves caress
Its where i sigh the most
Coconut palm trees
Figs, berries and roots
In glorious harvest
Natures fine fruits
Please close your eyes
And join me there
As you open your eyes
All you can do is stare
Where is this island
Do you all want to hear
Its in the Pacific Ocean
Oh how i wish i was near
In the Garden of Roses
Under a pale blue sky
Dressed in virgin white
She walks through the colours
Of natures delight
To a background of green
The sounds of the birds in the trees
For a moment her eyes close
As natures orchestras please
Scented perfumes
Drift in the breeze
As the insects gather
Their pollen with ease
As she walks through the colours
Yellows, oranges and reds
And their leaves of green shades
As they sit in their beds
Under a pale blue sky
In her mind she composes
As she walks with nature
In the garden of roses
Mountain Meadows
Rolling undulations
Contours of green
Mountain meadows
A most beautiful scene
Mauve, oranges
Blues and yellows
In pastel presence
Delightful mellow
The clouds bar the sun
In momentary lapses
Her rays shine through
As their vapour collapses
The mountain meadow flowers
No longer bow
As the rays of the sun
Arise them to wow
On these rolling undulations
And their contours of green
These mountain meadows
Just have to be seen
Our Natural Skyscrapers
On every continent
They rise so tall
So different they are
Some are even small
Their architecture
Delights the eye
Its taken many years for them
To reach our skies
Their contour and shape
Are a horizon of delight
Captured by the sun and the moon
Day or night
Our eyes are our windows
To admire and view
Where ever you are
They are close to you
The tallest and proud
Through the clouds and the vapours
These iconic giants
Are our natural skyscrapers
Along the Shore i Walked
Along the shore i walked
On this planet we call earth
This most beautiful place
Of my birth
Where the waves are so free
Like the winds and the breeze
The colours of nature
Come and go as they please
With starry skies above
And puffy pillow clouds
This vista of vistas
Makes you want to sing out loud
In our celestial skies
Our moon shines bright
This lunar magnet
Of glorious sight
Along the shore i walked
On this most beautiful of nights
As i admire all around me
Me, just a sprite
Aix galericulata
Beautiful, striking
Unmistakably coloured
The Mandarin duck
goji berry
Relative of the
Potato, tomato, is
The Wolf-berry shrub
Our Hidden Link
In many a wood
Covering the American countryside
Their lives a link
In hidden reside
Taller than man
With features of old
Black hairs cover
This naked and bold
Shy but alert
They know their surround
Modern man
And how we sound
More and more
We close in on their space
In their forest of green dark
Its truly their place
What will man do
When he drives them out
Into a world unknown
Their world without
Will we have the compassion
To leave them alone
Or destroy their existence
And leave them dethroned
Cubozoa, Cnidarian Invertebrates
Cubozoa, cnidarian invertebrates
Not the jelly you would put on a plate
This cubed shaped medusae, so potent they are
Once stung you will never move far
Their venom so potent that rarely animals survive
If humans are struck they are in fear for their lives
Once it pumps nematocysts into the skin
Be prepared for the pain to begin
If caught in time this can be addressed
Acetic acid has been found to be best
But to look at this species it's hard to believe
That they can end a life as it no longer breathes
In her nature world has she gone to far
That this beautiful blue, in oceans a star
It all boils down to how oblivious we are
If the truth be told, man is the monster