a jubilation in red
amaryllis welcomes
the new year
Shouting Out
Summer Will Not Be Forgotten
a final
brilliant bloom
burned into memory
Steadfast
while garden beds are sleeping
there’s you blooming
in grand abundance
Reward
brought inside
before the hard frost
a bloom of recompence
A Bloom Near Winter’s Edge
once one of many
now the last remaining
ending with a beginning
Spectacle Of The New Day
morning rose
the sky
in full bloom
Black Beauty
each landing
a sacrament
of pollination
Family Tradition
the old wagon
all summer long
a spectacle of bloom
The Landscape’s Breath
nature makes
a long exhale
of bloom and color
A Second Bloom
the imperative
to seed
intensifies the color
Faith In Flowers
all the ways of beauty
given
like an answered prayer
Time’s Turning
summer’s life seen
as a kaleidoscope
of colors
Her Reign Of Spring
peony the queen
presides
with pomp and circumstance
Resonance
the iris
an echo
of poppy’s orange
The Sight Of 30,000 Lenses
the dragonfly
zooming by sees everything
with it’s spectacular eye
Azalea’s House
her gorgeous bloom
an invitation
for admiration
Late Arrival
one more
joyful shout
of spring
Sweet Primrose
they leaned forward
as if
to greet me
You
one among many
blooming
in common splendor
Fluidity
pulmonaria
does not conform
blooming in both pink and blue
Pause
to revel in
the many marvels
of nature’s designs
The Second Bloom All At Once
newly risen
she blooms again
in shadow
Crocus In Light
in part
it seems
they create the light
Valentine Delivery
that minx
the geranium
delivering deep red
The Force Of Beauty
from inside
paper whites
beckon spring
Petunia In November
turning her face
away from the cold
to shine just one more day
Sweet Perfection
make mine
two scoops
of chocolate dahlia
Late Bloomer
in the summer
a wall flower
by October a princess
Last Hurrah
regardless
of the wear and tear
still exuding joy
Monarch Lessons
when buffeted
by life’s breezes
hold fast to the bloom