among the many
only one is
first to bloom
Roadside Arrangement
summer
decorates the byways
with charm and cheer
Unaccompanied
even in the solitude
every gesture mattered
conversation with self
Each and One
all together
the bud, the bloom, the pod
circle of life – beauty at every stage
Peony Pleasures
swirl and twirl
of raspberry frappe
decadence mixed with delight
Modesty
so much
attention from the sun
petals blush
Garden Party
plants and insects
celebrate
the first of summer’s days
Iris Interior
inside
the bloom
symmetry and silence
Beauty Before The Bloom
before the unfolding
the gathering of potential
and all possibilities
Purple Iris Solo
in the stillness
every line and curved
danced
Awash in Colors
orange waves break
on the garden’s shore
the azalea is in bloom
The Decree
winter is banished
the branch in bloom
Coup
every bloom
a triumph
of joy
Suspended
sleeping beauties
their blooms await
the sun’s awakening kiss
Bromeliad’s Flourish
the southernly porch
fills with winter sun
and desert blooms
Defiance
vixen
in the window
refuses winter’s grey
Tropical Darling
how is it
you bloom in October
in zone 4b?
Twins
double bloom
two white moons
light in light
See Sedum
shaboom
she blooms
succinct and succulent
Poppy Tops
thrice she gives…
this flower after the bloom
and then her rain of seed
Sunflowers
beaming in the hot sun
best beheld from the cool
depths of woodland shade
Sweet Hellenium
curly top
lollipop
bonbon of colors
Paradox
set free
by the fence
uninhibited and unafraid
delphinium bloom with abandon
Each Flower An Offering
every petal
a spectacle
and petition of beauty
Procession
ascending blooms
parade color
across summer
Teachers
the wildflowers’ lesson
bloom with abandon
Assistance
cloudy day
the lupin shine
a blue that smiles for the sky
Duo
perfection squared
tandem bloom
of festiva maxima
Transcendence
grace
is the alchemy
that blooms the bud
Summer Home Solstice
in the kindness
of June’s gentle sun
babies feather and iris bloom