the couple
sustaining each other
in bloom
Remaining
Dried And Frosted Meadow Flower
a beauty formed
by passing time
the ending delicate
as the beginning
All Things Possible
cabbage petals
ruffled like a rose
she dreamed herself
into flower
Blue Goodbye
beneath the care
and protection of the pine
monkshood gifts us a final bloom
Late Bloomer
appreciated
all the more
this rose in November
Legacy
coneflowers stand
in tribute to
their former themselves
Wild And Free
some petals spent
the joyful bloom
undeterred
Flower Farm
giving, giving, giving
until taken
by the hard frost
The Finished Bloom
like a hand
reaching back
for seeds too scatter
Mid-September
the garden keeps on
with second blooms
and thirds
Cleome Like A Lighthouse
cresting yellow wave
in the ocean
of brown eyed Susans
Behold
the spent, the worn, the new
and the beauty
in each
The Sum Greater Than
minuscule blooms
perched upon
a multitude of stems
Purpose Driven Life
unsung, they hum
these workers who so diligently
uphold the world
3,000 Miles To Go
departure time draws near
sustenance the only baggage
to pack for the journey
The Mesosphere Nearby
inside the mallow’s bloom
a kind of shooting star
beauty streaking past
Stop
wait and watch
as the sun reveals
today’s gifts
Heat
these coneflowers
an inferno
of color
Blue Diamonds
glinting
with sunshine
and raindrops
Thistle’s Gaze
in a blink
thistle eyes look
through lavender lashes
Blooming Like A Starry Night
one white star
shining in
the purple petal sky
One Drew Me In
finely feather flower
your enchanting charisma
blurs the other blooms
Uncontainable
shoulder to shoulder
the flowers a joyful gathering
asking us to do the same
The Brightening
fuchsia lanterns
preparing to cast
their petal light
Solitude
to bloom in solitude
is still
to bloom
Ripen
so much beauty
in the readying
to unfurl
Pink Flare
announcing
the necessity
of joy
Cheerleaders
purple petal pom poms
cheering on
the garden’s bloom
Rabbit Ears
another new litter
pink and soft
listening, listening
Sound Seen
fire alarm
the begonia
a siren of red