summer
on the wane
her beauty lingers
Twilight
Spinning
In Beauty Strength
the awesome power
of flowers
lifting the weight of the world
The Garden Impression
each bloom
its own
bold brush stroke
Divulged
modesty revealed
in the pinking
of edges
Hummingbird’s Lunch
come picnic
in the garden
we have sweets to share
A Royal Court Of Sorts
a gathering
the queens in bloom
ruling wild grass
Lilies By The Driveway
welcome they declare
we have been waiting
to greet you
Zinnia In Portrait
she turned
her best side
to face the sun
Evening Chrysanthemums
pink petals
soft and fluttering
like the beginnings of dreams
Lily Listening
there was music
in the lily’s
colored movement
The Monarch As Example And Inspiration
sighting you is
a reassurance of
possible transformations
Crown Vetch And Coneflower
an intimate
entanglement of pinks
quiet and loud
Expansion
vastness
contained in
the small center
Gloriosa
all glory
to the daisy
intrepid and true
Arborvitae And Astilbe
regiments of green and purple
leaf and flower
guarding summer
Do Not Disturb
the message clear
from the small butterfly’s
side eye
Yarrow Flames
bright and hot
blooms spreading
like wildfire
Summer Sidewalk
each day
a bloom
in the sun
Wading Though Flowers
the friendly bees and I
share and tenderly explore
this wonderland of blooms
Pure And Lovely
beauty and mystery
expressed
in petaled multiplicity
Witness
daisy in the meadow
a visitation
from the holy ordinary
Dahlias By The Wood Shed
wood waits for winter
dahlias blaze
in July
Buttercup
your magic glow
shining love
on the chin of the world
Hospitality
the porch’s welcome
an embrace
of flowers and shade
The Petaled Sun
I imagine
the seeding dandelion
is your moon
Running Wild
across the field
gathering down by the brook
phlox roams the summer terrain
dodging deer
aspiring to become
bouquets
Red Begonia
if fire
was a flower
it would be you
Summer Patchwork
a patch of wildflowers
a patch of sunshine in the glade
a patch of forested shade
Variance Of Variegation
painted like
a picket fence
anomaly of white
