clean the air
nourish blooms and insects
replenish the soil
rest and return
The Work Of Leaves
One Drew Me In
finely feather flower
your enchanting charisma
blurs the other blooms
Electric Marigolds
a current runs amongst them
each yellow edge
conducting color to the next
Ballet Alfresco
the meadow allegro
in her pink tutu
unopened blooms a pas de deux
Beautiful Chaos
a tangle of leggy blooms
waltzing together
stem to shin
Stone Pug
faithful friend
maintains his place in the shade
between the bloodroot and the blooms
Magic Carpet
just to stand upon it
you have already ridden
to your fantastical destination
Work
to bee
unobtrusive
in the beauty
How Sight Can Be A Feeling
Buddha sees
the beginnings of blooms
behind him
Under The Crabapple In June
this tiny corner
of the world
lush in peacefulness
Red Lipstick
gorgeous faces
in the garden
all made up
Snow In Summer
flurry
of white blooms
a storm of beauty
The Past, The Present, The Future
the garden’s rose bouquet
holding and offering the blooms of
yesterday, today and tomorrow
The Iris Departing
spiral
into themselves
Waterfall Iris
over the garden
into the air
Whimsey
an effervescence
of delight
Goldenrod Gone By
in the cold
old blooms
imitate snow
Dahlias In The Background
bookends of summer
monarchs on
Buddleia
First One Bloom Then…
like ripples on a pond
the blooms go on and on
Amongst The Blooms The Wing-ed Ones
beyond the porch rail
butterfly and hummingbird
make their morning rounds
Cardinal In The Forsythia
he stops by
to encourage
the first blooms
Chosen By Light
the sun’s light
shifts towards spring
expired blooms bloom again
Step Inside The Outside
winter’s
daydream
has arrived
Great Green Loom
the garden
weaves a tapestry
of leaf and bloom
Intensity
the sun
so bright
colors catch fire
Contained
birch vase holds
blooms and departures
the fall bouquet
Bee’s Favorite
pink hostess to
the thrum and buzz
of sweetness in the making
Iridescent
blooming opals
fleeting ephemerals
grace us
Determination
The tenacity of beauty
rebuilds my hope.
Magic Wands
Fairy dust is gathered on magic wands
and used to clean away all ugliness
of sight, word and deed.