

Leaves
Purple leaves Georgia O'Keefe 1922 photo credit: https://access-ok.okeeffemuseum.org/object/8474/ I see leaves not just in forest, mountain or garden I see them on top of columns of ancient architecture during my travels In art, I see them painted The veins magnified and highlighted In Georgia O'Keefe's Autumn leaves or as backdrop of her favorite flowers I see them on walls like the banana leaves in hotels, stores and restaurants I visited making boring walls intriguing I se


spring tunes
I hear the voices of the old like they are fresh and new I hear the voices of the young like they are wise and old I see fingers strumming on keyboards and strings I see the sticks beat to the rhythm It was dark and though it felt like the sky is falling I see little rays of sunshine peak through the leaves The tree branches sway with the rhythm of the wind Though the flowers on the trees appear to have fallen The new buds are blooming The birds are calling The grass is the
























