the garden’s stardust
comprised
of blossoms and buds
Enchantment
Buds In Blue
infinitesimal the progress
towards spring
until the sudden unfurling
Zinnia Bud
your bloom
before the bloom
foretelling of design
Sacred Rite
each bud
caressed and blessed
ants’ consecration
Delectatio
nothing is neutral
everything
is on its way
May Rain
each drop
nourishes dreams
of what will be
A Subtle Flourish
above
last year’s leaves
a complexity of delight
For Hungry Eyes
sweet
the sight
of maples budding
Magnolia
latticework
of bud and branch
holding up blue sky
Ironic Amaryllis
unfurled blossom
both summoning and surrendering
all possibilities
All Of It
instruction of
the maple bloom
reach out for everything
The Garden’s Royal Couple
monarchs without wings
the king and queen
of spring
Romance
the blossom
in sunshine
lovers embrace
Faithful
every bud’s opening
was a restoration
of faith
Each and One
all together
the bud, the bloom, the pod
circle of life – beauty at every stage
Behold
the bravery
of the April flower
a beauty’s brevity
Belonging
oh to be a bud in the cluster
a part of a tribe
together in the center of life’s circle.
Bequest
First bud begets the bloom
than flower brings the fruit.