Sweetgum
a poem for the change of season
she is creation
lips of strawberry guava
leaves fall from her
lichen long river hair
made of stone
she looms large against mountain
her spring water clear
harmonious flow of life
landscape merges her body
universe folds in divinity
she is honor, nurture & love
epitome of cyclical nature
she is branches bracing winter
splendid in transformation
she is a wealth of potentialities
golden goddess of seasons change