This garden celebrates
black eyed susan as the queen of summer flowers
by giving her a crown.
Fairie’s Pincushion
The wee folk embroider
with echinacea needles
using flower filament thread.
Coral
Geranium makes the garden’s coral
a blossom so shimmery, fresh and delicate
it might have come from the ocean floor.
Horizon
For the ant
the horizon
lies in the grass.
Posey
A tiny bouquet of piercing red
surrounded by heart shaped leaves
offered to you by August.
Space
Solace can often be found
in the space between.
Assembly
In the Northeast Kingdom
monarchs flock to the butterfly bush
before their pilgrimage south to sunny Mexico.
At The Root Of It
The humble turnip reveals
all the beauty, all the struggle
of life.
Center of the Cosmos
All the mysteries of the universe
are contained
in a wild flower.
Belonging
oh to be a bud in the cluster
a part of a tribe
together in the center of life’s circle.
Morning Glory
The blue trumpet of summer
announces another August day.
Sustenance
Flowers feed the soul.
Mysteriousness
What wonders are encased
in the spiny pod with the crown of thorns?
Retreat
Awaken when the woodpecker knocks.
Birdsong accompanies the noontime meal.
Eagle’s cries announce the surrender of day to dusk.
Balm
There is no room for worry
amidst all the color and beauty.
Come and stay awhile.
Style
This plant wears its pigtails
in fancy french braids
Garden Path
Stepping stones warmed by the sun
beckon bare feet
to journey into serenity
Behold the Toad
Noble garden sentry
Finding Place
The place to be
is precisely where you are.
Lavender Wave
Like a receding tide
the ocean of wildflower color
begins its subtle retreat in August.
Garden Illuminata
leaves harmonize
with shadow and light
in the stillness resides everything
Profusion
More beauty than the eye can hold,
enough to lift the soul.
Monarch
The brightest colors
are put on display
when royalty visits.
Harvest
As the workers toil in the carpet of sage
they hum and buzz their dictum
“from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs”
Labor of Love
There is a magic garden
where everyone is welcome
to come and take what they need
be it faith or flowers.
Sunflower
The lighthouse of flowers
shinning the way to happy days
for lost or weary souls.
Blue
color to swim in
color to fly in
thank you delphinium
Presence
Show your true colors
bloom boldly
claim and exclaim yourself.
Georgia’s Touch
Unlikely colors blend and into me seeps
a joy of beauty that abolishes all greyness of spirit.
Impermanence
The sky is my teacher
offering lessons in
fleeting, ephemeral, perfection.