a woodpecker
wandered overhead
the wind freed
loose a feather
spotted white
with black
it floated down
on canvas primed
in earthy tones
the details sketched
with fallen leaves
resting one on one
dry, now moist
with sun splashed
gold the layered
lacework etched
in white
I retired from public school teaching after happily spending twenty eight years playing in Kindergarten. Now I fill my days watching cat antics, taking endless...
