Tapestry

I love backlit trees and flowers. 

The sunlight adds richness to the leaves and petals,

showing their delicacy and structure. 

In this case, these gleaming red leaves come to life 

against a backdrop of purple-y stones 

and pale yellow twigs. The little buds resemble

 the silken sheen of an Oriental carpet,

where a weaver may have sought 

to capture this brief moment of Spring 

in a lustrous tapestry.