some petals spent
the joyful bloom
undeterred
Wild And Free
Flowers In Lamp Light
cosmos defiant hoorah
as if to prove
the potency of bloom
The Finished Bloom
like a hand
reaching back
for seeds too scatter
Dreaming Goldenrod
sunshine to be picked
and put in a vase
sunshine a brush
painting the water
Mid-September
the garden keeps on
with second blooms
and thirds
The Sum Greater Than
minuscule blooms
perched upon
a multitude of stems
Why The Meadow Blooms
for the bees
and the earth
and her own pleasure
Thistle’s Gaze
in a blink
thistle eyes look
through lavender lashes
The Estate
bee balm bloom
by the blue door
a kind of coat of arms
Solitude
to bloom in solitude
is still
to bloom
Pink Flare
announcing
the necessity
of joy
Cheerleaders
purple petal pom poms
cheering on
the garden’s bloom
Room For All
each blooms in their our own time
community’s beauty
someone is always flowering
Portrait Of A Delphinium
backdropped by the black of shade
the meadow rue observes
an elegant blue lady
The Sacred Space Of Bloom
five petaled mandala
a call to meditate
on the oneness of everything
Made For Them
I came across
a paradise
blooming just for bees
Singular Beauty In Abundance
a crowd of beauty
each worthy of attention
to their intricate details
Winged Bloom
in white and pink
the trillium releases
her flock of butterflies
Fuzzy Bloom
you there
as soft
as a bee
Within
the flower’s center
an intricacy of propagation
a bloom all its own
Sea Of Iris
spring’s tide rises
the iris swell
incubating their bloom wave
Skeleton Bloom
sacred relic
from last year
a blueprint for new blooms
Grocery Store Blooms
I purchased some hope
from isle thirteen
giving myself early spring
Brown Eyed Susan
withstanding winter and
finding a way to bloom
through her sacred geometry
The Dried Hydrangea
in the bedroom vase
she carried color and hope
all through the long winter
Welcoming Spring
kitchen sink
window sill
orchid bloom
Iris In Winter
a seed head bloom
in black and white
the winter gift of iris
Amarylis, Amarylis
generous
benefactress
of January bloom
Early
before the namesake-d day
the cactus can’t resist
an early gift
The Flowers Shout
with purple fringe and frill
mums shatter silence
with blooms