monarchs without wings
the king and queen
of spring
Purple Reign
purple crown
the sovereign rule
of poppy’s bloom
Aspirations
divine
white iris
aspires to heaven
Welcome
garden hostess
greeting all
with coral kisses
Even With
her back turned
she cannot withhold
her beauty
Snow in Summer
as similar
and individual
as snowflakes
Reverie
inside
a house of colors
bee’s dream
Tears of Joy
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