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
Bewitching Beebalm
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