triptych of iris
the garden’s
altarpiece
Goddess Of The Moon
outstretched
you offer your beauty
to the whole world
They Appeared From Seemingly Nowhere
a cohort
of bloodroot
laughing in the sun
Forced
blow down
found and saved
the drive to bloom upheld
Flowers From My Beloved
the sky
blossoms
into night
Tomato
ripeness
ascends from
the blossom end
Still Life
the river
pauses to admire
the bloom
Propellers
ready
for take off
the flower drone
Ballerina
a petaled pirouette
peony’s
full turn
Nature’s Time
flowering sundial
it’s gnomon
the coulds
Azalea Ablaze
taking
her moment
in summer’s spotlight
In The Flowering Of Trees
the world
divine
blossom time
Rhapsody of Yellow and Red
primerose bloom
joy
made tangilbe
Exuberance
behold
the enormity
of tiny things
Into The Unknown
surrender
with complete abandon
to life’s plan
Delectatio
nothing is neutral
everything
is on its way
A Subtle Flourish
above
last year’s leaves
a complexity of delight
Ironic Amaryllis
unfurled blossom
both summoning and surrendering
all possibilities
Monarch In The Wind
held
to the earth
by a blossom
Beautiful Noise
boom
loud colors
of squash blossom’s bloom
Sweet Goodbye
final visit
to the last
of the lilacs
All Things In Their Rightful Place
peacefulness articulated
by the birdhouse
beneath the flowering crab
The Great Now
happiness
was flowering
everywhere
Bright Spot
early and delicate
light rises
from the dark ground
Collection
in black and white
the billowing bloom
a leafing and blossom of snow
Enthusiasm
bloom, bloom, bloom
the boundless energy
of color
Phlox Individuated
as blossoms wane
every member’s value
in the cluster grows
Rise and Fall
foam of flowers
waves of blooms
the garden’s tide
Great Green Loom
the garden
weaves a tapestry
of leaf and bloom
Stop Light Dahlia
instruction
to look
carefully