velvet

mounds of moss on rocks

green velvet clothing the earth

softens the hardness

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: 

Elk Rapids, Michigan

The Unfolding

 Red velvet leaves

reaching out
like hands 

to worship.

 

Uplifting

unfolding
stretching
believing.

Preparing for a life

of receiving the sun

promise of a few

green seasons to come.

© 2013 Richard Havenga

Red Oak - Quercus rubra  (Note: These baby Red Oak leaves are ¼"  wide, and ½" long)

Photo Location: Home Woods