a gentle guiding hand
encouraging
the moving forward
The Wind At Your Back
Magic
stop sign
tread slowly
fairyland ahead
Meadow Of Milkweed
beautiful this offering
of sustenance
for transformation
Leaf Life
visible
within the veins
the pulse of life
The Cooling Pool
shoes off
slip into the soft silt
and cool caress
The Garden Impression
each bloom
its own
bold brush stroke
Divulged
modesty revealed
in the pinking
of edges
Wishbone
the river and the tree
share the wish
of deliverance
Hummingbird’s Lunch
come picnic
in the garden
we have sweets to share
A Royal Court Of Sorts
a gathering
the queens in bloom
ruling wild grass
Rest In Peace
etched upon a fallen tree
another tree was drawn
a beetle’s careful epitaph
Lilies By The Driveway
welcome they declare
we have been waiting
to greet you
Barely There
within a camouflage
of pollen and reflections
ducks converge
Art Appreciation
I sat and watched
the clouds create
a moving mosaic
Rocky Way
the obstructed path
a lesson in
attention and intentionality
Zinnia In Portrait
she turned
her best side
to face the sun
Down The River
only water knows
the future that lies
around the bend
Evening Chrysanthemums
pink petals
soft and fluttering
like the beginnings of dreams
This Is How
verdant shimmering light
dancing on dark depths
hope floats
At The Bog
summer flying by
faster than
the wide wide sky
Lily Listening
there was music
in the lily’s
colored movement
The Day Stretched Out Before Us
its wonders
to be
discovered
The Monarch As Example And Inspiration
sighting you is
a reassurance of
possible transformations
Hold On
the obstacle
embraced
and so overcome
Crown Vetch And Coneflower
an intimate
entanglement of pinks
quiet and loud
Spirit House
presence in absence
a hollow holding
generations of wisdom
Along A Curving Bank
the preciousness
of August water
conserved
Expansion
vastness
contained in
the small center
Passage To Happiness
in the kindness
of dappled shade
an invitation to join
the flowering sunshine
Beginnings Of Burdock
thistle’s cousin
a friend to bees
but foe to furry creatures