with her stamens
she motioned me closer
come admire my details
Amarylis Did
Perspective
the shingles
fooled my eye
the window told it straight
Winter’s Design
mosaic of ice
the ground’s
beauty enshrined
Pause
to revel in
the many marvels
of nature’s designs
How Leaves Bloom
with scalloped edges
and complex patterns
of white on peach
Rest
the design
of dormancy
is renewal of energy
Purity Of Line
a rise
and fall
of color and form
What Wandering Reveals
the worn path
a line of desire
made known
Green Goblets
waiting to be filled
with the drink of rain
before fully unfurling
Spring Tracery
the grand design
each leaf and petal
in it’s perfect place
No Two The Same
the magic symmetry
of each individual design
seen by the naked eye
Each One A Part
nestled
shoulder to shoulder
in the grand design
Hot Spot
a maple ember
burning bright
on a freezing morn
Of Intricate Design
cloisonne’d wings
on an
all green being
Zinnia Bud
your bloom
before the bloom
foretelling of design
Each Leaf In Its Own Time
the landscape
fills
with color
Everywhere
divine beauty
resides with us
in every ordinary thing
Intaglio
designed
by tree lines
landscape etched by cold
Presage of the Leaves
geranium begins
fall’s colors
creeping in
Portrayal
designed by time
colors and lines
fallen fall
Abstraction of March
a flux of
halted movement
the design of fleeting time
The Positives of Negative Space
beauty’s wisdom
form follows function
abstraction of nasturtiums
To Come And Go
cold must rise in order to leave
every thing comes and everything goes
in nature’s design of time
Beauty’s Work
pink veined
form follows function
in the leaf’s architecture
Heart
depth of delicacy
intricacy of design
heart of the blossom
Transformation’s Design
ice shows
the stop and go
of spring edging in
Garden Art Show
A transitory garden mosaic
of shadow, leaves and granite veins.
Gifts
Nature presents her complexities to the observant eye
and her mysteries to the open heart.
Pinwheel
When the right breeze blows
seeds will travel to their new homes.
A grand design determines time and place.
Icicles and birch
Winter’s slant
creates
a herringbone design.