putting the garden to bed
a startling glimpse of spring
the foreshadowing anemone
Trilogy
three
installments of
the pumpkin’s tale
Wedded
stonecrop on rock
the marriage of time
eternal and fleeting
Twins
double bloom
two white moons
light in light
The Glory of Rain
blue umbrella
opens out
to cradle the rain
Sweet Hellenium
curly top
lollipop
bonbon of colors
Hester’s Pride
amaryllis, amaryllis
scarlet maiden
stakes her claim
Complete
nothing more was needed
a gathering of self
the bouquet of a single bloom
Teachers
the wildflowers’ lesson
bloom with abandon
Tranquility
in the stillness
the beauty of everything
was amplified
Transcendence
grace
is the alchemy
that blooms the bud
Alpinist
scaling petal peaks
mountaineering ant
ascends white ridge
Love Charm
crimson roots give rise
to the pristine white
purity of petals
Magnolioideae
before the existence of bees
the magnificence of magnolias
relied on the kindness of beetles
Unveiled
all of the intricacies
of the universe
unfold in the maple blossom
The Refreshment of Color
inside
a tall drink of color
ends winter’s dry monochrome
Other Snow
fragile and fleeting
blossoms like snow
Before
a flower
before the season for flowers
blossom of seeds
Delphinium on Oak
summer echoes
in the single bud
fallen from the vase
Full
pink cloud
the lily blooms
filling the sky
Panoply
delicate down
provocative protection
Red on Rock
hot red begonia
rests against the cool granite
summer lovers
Cottage Garden
the house resides
in the garden’s
flowering embrace
Afire
the flame
of red geranium
against the chimney wall
Humility
in relation to
not competition with
oh to be one among many
Wild Bloom
a shout of color
fades to an echo
brevity of beauty
Stages
the progression of blooms
a triptych of peach perfection
Orchard
in the shelter of others
buds blossom and fruit
High Spirits
catching the sun
an exhilaration of color
profusion of petals
Enchantment
a poetry of branches
and music in the light
a pause before the blooming
sweet magnolia May