amaryllis
every side
her best side
Bloom In Profile
Amarylis, Amarylis
generous
benefactress
of January bloom
Buoyed By Bulbs
amaryllis bloom
her color breaks
this grey day’s grip
Oh To Be
full of light
and flourishing
in the dead of winter
Shouting Out
a jubilation in red
amaryllis welcomes
the new year
Beauty Mark
the lily’s
staining lipstick
pigment of the sun
Exuberance
praise the amaryllis
injecting color
into winter
She Was My Valentine
one more
amaryllis
kiss
Pink High Notes
pink trumpets
playing
cool jazz
Ironic Amaryllis
unfurled blossom
both summoning and surrendering
all possibilities
My Lady and I
sunshine’s warmth
only residence
is inside the window
Defiance
vixen
in the window
refuses winter’s grey