poised by the window
in her shimmering succulent cape
begonia as a rosebud
Dress Up
Family Tradition
the old wagon
all summer long
a spectacle of bloom
Wrought Iron Pot
like a lantern
with a red flame of
beauty’s eternal light
Exuberant Vulnerability
holding both
the fragility and tenacity
of life
Silver Moon Inside
leaf unfurls
to its full
ascension
Lesson In A Begonia Leaf
age
refining and redefining
the essence
Enthusiasm
bloom, bloom, bloom
the boundless energy
of color
More Than She Seems
deception
of fragility
begonia in the fall
Red Edge
boundary marking
the meeting place
of self and other
Begonia Umbrella
beneath
the begonia leaf
parasol perfection
Well Met
begonia concedes
to the formality of coleus
donning a tiara of blooms
Ask
peace is found
in answer to
what can I give
A Thought That Knew, A Look That Saw
like the thought
that changes perception and reality
a ray of light
illuminates the leaf’s simple complexities
Red on Rock
hot red begonia
rests against the cool granite
summer lovers
Stages
the progression of blooms
a triptych of peach perfection
Spiral
unfurling its scarlet edge
it is the leaf that blooms
Drenched
saturated in color
begonia stains the eye
coloring the rest of the world