flower of the roman empire
conquers fields
with abundant seed
Highlight
petals catch
a ray of sun
enlightened blossom
Fuchsia Daisy
stealing the garden scene
from her same named sister
beaming centers of sunshine
Heart
depth of delicacy
intricacy of design
heart of the blossom
High Spirits
catching the sun
an exhilaration of color
profusion of petals
Pink
azalea cascades pink
into the sunlight
onto the landscape
Spiral
unfurling its scarlet edge
it is the leaf that blooms
Bleeding Heart
open and exposed
to every joy and sorrow
exquisite vulnerability
Overheard
the flowers whispered
life needn’t be solved
it just – must – be lived
Drenched
saturated in color
begonia stains the eye
coloring the rest of the world
Iridescent
blooming opals
fleeting ephemerals
grace us
Exalted
morning light
never fails
to lift us
Yellow Centered
embraced by your single leaf
opening by day, closing at night
wild early powerful medicinal
bloodroot
A Toast
drink
from the goblet of color
to beauty – fair and fleeting
Paper Whites
forced blooms
forbearers of spring
Snow Petals
winter’s white flower
held aloft by summer’s remnants
shaped by fall’s miscellany
Purple Dawn
it is the sky
that flowers
in winter
Remains
all that remains
is all that is needed
Reverence
beneath crowns of white
hydrangeas bow their heads
in reverence to winter
Hallelujah
to bloom
in the winter sun
is to rejoice
Ceaseless
gone are the flowers
gone are the seeds
and still she blooms
Exodus
delicate departure
wild aster
in seed
Hortensia
the golden girl’s bloom
will weather winter
Cleome
a bit of a hussy
floozy and bossy
throwing herself everywhere
Carried
faith carried
the pansy
into October
Echo
subtle hydrangea
softly echos
the colors of fall
Free Spirit
alabaster moth
lights upon
blue aster
After the Bloom
Her color’s retired
the beauty of sparseness
revealed
Presents of Being Present
autumn’s air is crisp and chill
dalias on the windowsill
Departing Color
reluctantly zinnia releases
her crowning glory –
color