a flowering crown
honoring the colors
the leaves have left behind
Blooming Accolade
October In The Picking Garden
this late October bloom
a sight to memorize and revisit
once winter paints the world grey and white
Anemone And Oak Leaf
still blooming and setting bud
even as the leaves fall
illustration of hope
The Gladiola
a lipstick before you open
a wide seductive smile in bloom
a last kiss before you leave
Revelation
backwards glance
at the golden yellow goddess
revealed her magenta majesty
Dawdling Days
the calendar says October
but it is still summer
in the side yard
The Queen And Her Constituents
without the wild
and abundant
nothing to reign over
Delphinium With Hummingbird
a shared translucence
in petal and wing
delicate, determined things
Dependability
steady goes
petunia
stalwart in her blooms
Reiteration
amongst astilbe plumes
echo
bee balm blooms
Copious Bloom
tiger lily tealights
like candles
in the wind
Daylily
right and below you
wilts yesterday’s beauty
above you awaits tomorrow’s
Shimmering
summer heat
the garden a fire
of green
Luminous Blue Spire
tall stalk
laden with delicate blooms
defying wind and rain
Flowers Look
Dahlia
watches the world
through lavender lashes
Purple Midnight
a single bloom
comprises beauty’s
vast powers
Being With Peonies
in the presence
of their beauty
I felt myself unfurl
Legs Akimbo
six knee-ed
nimbly ants traverse
the intricacy of bloom
Side By Side
here we are
so similar and yet
unreservedly different
Contained
open
and let
your light shine
We Each Bloom In Our Own Time
unique
to each individual
the perfect timing
Awake In The Dream
the world
awash in bloom
I am centered
in the heart of creation
To The Right And Left
here in the center
of the spring garden
hope materialized and amassed
Before The Opening
as enchanting as
the flower in bloom
is its prequel
River Bank Bloom
colors flowing
alongside
the river’s current
A Good Morning
sunshine and new blooms
the kind of day
that heals hearts
Hepatica
spring wander
in the woods
leads to fairyland
Good Counsel
morning found me fragile
the crocus advised
of its potential
First To Appear
glory of the snow
their bravery belies
their tiny size
Gorgeousness
the orchid’s dance
of color, light, shape and size
is danced in stillness
