pheasant’s eye
cries
raindrop tears
Woozy Beauty
a blooming tree
the blush of pink
intoxicating beauty
Counterparts
basking in
May’s golden light
juxtaposed by shadow
Catkins
the tree
inconspicuously flowers
with kitten tail blooms
Herbal Medicine
depth of blue
that can cool
an angry heart
Logarithmic Bloom
Fibonacci’s code
unfurling the golden mean
of beauty’s geometry
Romance
the blossom
in sunshine
lovers embrace
Beacon
in May’s blue sky
liberty’s torch
bears magnolia’s flame
April’s Gait
out of the damp
into spring’s light
coltsfoot canters
Born
into the light
joy is born
brighter for darkness’ depth
First Out
up popped
snow drops
petaled exultation
Cold Bloom
outside an arctic cold
warmed by the hot pink
of a houseplant’s bloom
Dichotomy
without contradiction
arrived the second bloom
interpretation upheld by the past
Best Effort
when flowering
is impossible
bloom your leaves
Carmine
stiletto petals
seamed like silk
timeless fashion vixen
Joy
new eyes saw
a giving world’s
abundance of blessings
Violet Advent
third Sunday
violet advent
arrives in the window
Affiliation
each petal’s edges
distinct within the group
solitary side by side
Assertion
night held tight
in the morning’s frost
while the bloom asserted day
Sweets
blooming bon bons
the eye candy
of chocolate dahlia
Withstanding
despite
a freezing night
still she blooms
Mum
the one
whose love
never tires
Shadow Bloom
backdrop of self
the play of light and shadow
a double bloom
Mallow’s Cousin
tropical wonder
who knew you
liked zone 4b
Beyond the Cosmos
petals orbit
the pollen planet
saturn of sunflowers
Dive In
in the deep end
of color
oranges give way to light
Reverberations
the garden’s call
of happiness
resounds within the house
Memory’s Fragrance
September bloom
slight spice of fall
all the past recalled
Seeding Sun
a galaxy of seeds
infinity without
beginning or end
What was Carried
hydrangea is the bouquet
at the marriage of
summer and fall