purple crown
the sovereign rule
of poppy’s bloom
Columbine Consecration
garden prayers
in the morning light
a flowering devotion
Snow in Summer
as similar
and individual
as snowflakes
Woozy Beauty
a blooming tree
the blush of pink
intoxicating beauty
Catkins
the tree
inconspicuously flowers
with kitten tail blooms
Logarithmic Bloom
Fibonacci’s code
unfurling the golden mean
of beauty’s geometry
Romance
the blossom
in sunshine
lovers embrace
Beacon
in May’s blue sky
liberty’s torch
bears magnolia’s flame
Born
into the light
joy is born
brighter for darkness’ depth
Hydrangea Alighted
last year’s bloom
basking in
this spring’s sunshine
Cold Bloom
outside an arctic cold
warmed by the hot pink
of a houseplant’s bloom
Joy
new eyes saw
a giving world’s
abundance of blessings
Sweets
blooming bon bons
the eye candy
of chocolate dahlia
Doormen
dahlias at the gate
ushering us into the world
welcoming us home
Undaunted
abundance of blossoms
each bloom
a new hope
Faithful
every bud’s opening
was a restoration
of faith
Razzle Dazzle
red zig zagged petals
rick racked in fuchsia
perfection of pinks
Madrigal
the colors
sang an aria
cantata of the garden
Rendering
iridescent petals
conjure and render
beauty’s infinity
She of Infinite Possibility
broken free of spires
wild child of larkspur
captive of the garden
Revelation
each lily
opened as
a new understanding
Syringa
lavender notes
lilac’s music carries us
to fairyland
The Seven Year Itch
poppy’s skirts
lifted by the wind
so like Marilyn
Garden Party
plants and insects
celebrate
the first of summer’s days
Renewal
dappled light
the blossom’s scent
innocence returned
Coup
every bloom
a triumph
of joy
Behold
the bravery
of the April flower
a beauty’s brevity
Yellow Buds
the circumstance of spring
a clarion call
to courage in beauty
Longing
the fruit
of last year’s blossoms
hold a torch for spring
The Christmas Cactus’ February Gift
I ride
a raft of color
in winter’s sea of grey