each leaf bud
a catchall for light
incubating life
Opening
The Thorn, The Leaf And Then The Rose
the thorns eternal
and budding leaves
enduring faith in the rose
Pause
the falling
held
rain to ice
A Blush Before Blooming
shy buds
gathering the confidence
to bloom
Protection
last year’s thorns
guard
this year’s growth
Despite The Sleet
color gathers
like drops of sunshine
in daffodils readying blooms
Imagined Into Being
a green day dream
the whispering of leaf buds
the laughter of leaves
Reassurance
tiny blue flowers
joy enough
to dispel doubt
Cold Petals
finery
of frost
a frozen flowering
April Snow
testing patience
and tender buds
winter lingers
Many in One
tiny buds
open into
the bloom of community
Haven
shelter in the rhododendron
waiting out winter
alongside flower buds
Dreamland
intoxicating
flutter and glow
a dreamland of poppies
Yellow Buds
the circumstance of spring
a clarion call
to courage in beauty
Portent
putting the garden to bed
a startling glimpse of spring
the foreshadowing anemone
Open
blushing bud
opens to claim
full pure beauty
The Caress of Blossom
closed buds pucker
petals preparing for
their showering of kisses
Each Moment’s Bloom
so sweet the day
the air brand new
each moment blooms before me
Delicate
Branches blush as buds begin to swell.
Subtly color creeps into the landscape.