Until

A pink flush spread
into the clouds at dawn,
until the rising sun
transformed them into pewter.

The transparent wind
arrived with stealth,
until it became visible
bending the cattails.

The Wood Warblers
sang their sweet songs,
until the Red-eyed Vireo's
constant calls controlled the  air waves.

 The floor of the forest
was littered with brown,
brittle pine needles,
until the Pink Lady's Slipper
exploded in eye-catching ecstasy.



Photo Locations:

1. Santa Catalina Mountains - Oro Valley, Arizona

2. Muskegon River - Michigan

3. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan

4. Townsend Park - Kent County - Michigan