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.
Abundance
Nature knows no limits in the beauty she bestows.
Be a steward of splendor cherish don’t trample.
Communion
A blossom speaks my prayer for me.
May I share my best
and leave a legacy of loveliness.
Determination
The tenacity of beauty
rebuilds my hope.
Poppies
Brave souls of impoverished soil
potent charms
who bring ecstatic dreams
Greens
In the door yard garden
pick yourself a salad
taste summer.
Magic Wands
Fairy dust is gathered on magic wands
and used to clean away all ugliness
of sight, word and deed.
Heaven
On certain summer days
it is clear
heaven is here with us.
The Circle
As the first bloom fades
the next opens to its glory.
Sisters
They feed in the field of their ancestors
and rest in a humble structure
that is everything it needs to be –
home
Freckles
Splendid is the smattering
of red upon pink petals
freckle faced lily
enchanting girl of the garden