like a siren
calling to spring
bringing blossoms into being
The Green Rose
We Hold Each Other Up
remains of summer blooms
provide the structure for
blossoms made of snow
Leading By Example
from the window ledge
the heralding
of spring
Valentine Delivery
that minx
the geranium
delivering deep red
The Force Of Beauty
from inside
paper whites
beckon spring
The Blossom
morning sky
blooms
in pink and blue
With Age
acceptance
built endurance
elegance in this new stage
Cin Cin
goldenrod raises
her goblet of snow
a toast to sunrise
A Sort Of Snow Flower
seed wings
as snow flakes
goldenrod in a flurry
Dressing For The Season
marigold’s
winter coat
is made of cold
Petunia In November
turning her face
away from the cold
to shine just one more day
In The Valley Of The Lily
everything extending
the last of their essence
veritas of beauty
Late Bloomer
in the summer
a wall flower
by October a princess
Monarch Lessons
when buffeted
by life’s breezes
hold fast to the bloom
Wrought Iron Pot
like a lantern
with a red flame of
beauty’s eternal light
Big Cat Little Cat
orange tiger
in the garden
prowling amongst blooms
Dizzy With Joy
spinning color
to the tips
of her petals
Color Parade
late summer blooms
inveigle
autumn’s turn
Althea
a bit of a strumpet
flaunting her trumpet
enticing hummingbirds and bees
Seen With A Sigh Of Awe
petals and wings
are ephemeral things
pulling on our heart strings
Distance
paints with a soft brush
the sunny union
of the zinnia and the butterfly
Summer Is
a red lipped maiden
leaving kisses
on the sundial
The Butterfly’s Season
floating
’round the blossoms
courting beauty
A Blush Before Blooming
shy buds
gathering the confidence
to bloom
Red Lipstick
gorgeous faces
in the garden
all made up
Green Chaos
each leaf and stem
and bloom
holds a precise place
Triumvirate In White
three lilies
in their bloom
rule the dooryard
Exuberant Vulnerability
holding both
the fragility and tenacity
of life
Like Cotton Candy
seemingly spun
out of air
so delicate and sweet
Union
when wings
are petals
an intricate intimacy