sending out
a siren’s call
to hummingbirds and bees
Well Met
begonia concedes
to the formality of coleus
donning a tiara of blooms
Geranium Rain
deluge of color
quenching the thirst
for joy
Faithful
every bud’s opening
was a restoration
of faith
Dichotomy
firebrand
of flowers
aflame in the rain
Razzle Dazzle
red zig zagged petals
rick racked in fuchsia
perfection of pinks
Madrigal
the colors
sang an aria
cantata of the garden
Get Away
travel
the curving petal edge
swim the pool of color
Radiance
having found
the light
now lit from within
First
among the many
only one is
first to bloom
Rendering
iridescent petals
conjure and render
beauty’s infinity
Sacred Emily
petals poised
in perfection
transcended by
her scent sublime
Revelation
each lily
opened as
a new understanding
Unaccompanied
even in the solitude
every gesture mattered
conversation with self
Rocket’s Red Glare
poppies pop
an explosion of color
with pollen sparks
Lady Slipper
much ado
about the lady’s shoe
petal wings give feet flight
The Seven Year Itch
poppy’s skirts
lifted by the wind
so like Marilyn
Iris Interior
inside
the bloom
symmetry and silence
Beauty Before The Bloom
before the unfolding
the gathering of potential
and all possibilities
Purple Iris Solo
in the stillness
every line and curved
danced
Divinity Blooms
of one nature
is trillium’s trinity
her triptych in the woods
Remembered
forget me not
the gentlest reminder of
the enormity of tiny pleasures
Behold
the bravery
of the April flower
a beauty’s brevity
Yellow Buds
the circumstance of spring
a clarion call
to courage in beauty
Bromeliad’s Flourish
the southernly porch
fills with winter sun
and desert blooms
The Christmas Cactus’ February Gift
I ride
a raft of color
in winter’s sea of grey
Defiance
vixen
in the window
refuses winter’s grey
Portent
putting the garden to bed
a startling glimpse of spring
the foreshadowing anemone
Tropical Darling
how is it
you bloom in October
in zone 4b?
Flickering
fairy candle
lights the way
into autumn’s darkening days