The Woods Are Darker--The Woods Are Lighter

Two birds on the porch
Flutter against unexpected cage;
Freedom's just outside.



Olivia moos,
Counterpoint to the bird cries
Background to the sun.


Gentle morning sun
Mixes with the puffy clouds
Which float on the wind.


Lone bird on a wire--
Stationary silhouette
Painted by the sky.


Non leaves on the road
Shaky reflections of life;
Dark absence of light.


Sunlight ushers forth
Sliding into the dark woods
Slipping on the road.


Captured in green leaves,
Bright sunlight cannot escape;
It can only glow.


The woods are darker
Under the light of the sun;
The woods are lighter.