at certain moments
the source
can be seen
The Light Within
Worth
the spent rose
her value in beauty
undiminished
A Perfection
of design
and gradients
of hue
Through The Darkness
the world awaited us
growing and blooming
summoning us back home
Second Bloom
this time
raindrops bloom
into shimmering flowers
Portrait Of The Iris
a stately classic
who often surprises
with her sly insouciance
Aspirations Of Spires
blooming
higher and higher
until heaven is reached
Sweet Rise
early morning
held in spring’s
caress of innocence
An Echo Of Yellow
blossoms calling
back and forth
across the garden bed
The Ephemerals
more marvelous
due to
their fleeting nature
Abundance Inspired Appetite
a mass of blooming branches
my hungry eye
wants to consume it all
Saturation
so delicate
the density
of color and joy
Delve Into Details
in the bounty
of bloom
focus
Magnolia Clouds
pure as a new spring day
the scented breeze
and petal’s shadow play
The One With Many Names
sand flower, windflower, prairie smoke
heralding spring and symbolic of old age
she’s of everything
Sparkling White Sanguinaria
like clouds
with sun centers
early spring gifts
Miraculousness
the daring of the early bloomer
tiny yellow trumpets
hail the sun
Flowering Rock
of pastel pink
a granite bloom
On Cold Nights
dress the windows
with fleur de liys
Adieu Blue
more precious
for its passing
Final Harvest
a singular hum
of work being done
Late Bloom
in counterpoint
to fall’s exuberance
Petal Flake Snowball
the snow
before the snow
While Monarchs Have Departed The Butterfly Bush Blooms On
the nourishment
of beauty
soul food
Intensity
not to be outdone
by turning maples
the stoplight dahlia
Like Lovers Parting
monarch and flower
kissed by the sun
one final embrace
before the journey’s begun
Frost Dodger
as summer wanes
each flower more precious
for the precariousness
Double Bloom
within the hibiscus
dianthus
also blooms
Radiating Hope
a bright light
lifting us
up
In These Times
delicate bloom
in a vast sky
reassures