Tiny blossoms
house
all of creation.
Demonstration
Gathered together
simple blossoms
demonstrate peace.
Made Visible
To be realized
light requires
the dark.
Nondenominational Worship
Each blossom in the spire
is a devotion
to the day.
Woodland Cathedral
Nature’s church
is adorned
with flower spires.
Beauty’s Light
Leaves bask in the glow
of the iris’s beauty.
Wild One
Rose to purple
five petaled flowers
old maid’s nightcap
riots the woodlands in color.
Without a Sound
Quietly peace comes
spreading through actions
like the pollen on the bee.
Fey Faire Queen
In she flies
on petal wings
carried by magic
offering hope.
Zinnia’s Crown
A servant to beauty
the monarch of color
Zinnia reigns over July.
Congregation
A flock of blossoms
perch on the garden fence.
Foraging
Her pollen baskets full
the bumblebee takes her rest
and sips her fill of sweet nectar
Froth
Pure white
froth of ruffles
peony’s distinction
Art Nouveau
Inspired iris
with her whiplash curves
and intensity of color
mother of an art movement.
Corsage
Invited by the sun to the spring fling
the earth wears a blushing peony.
Singular
An individual stalk of subtle complexity
contains the sum of the field’s beauty.
Tenderness
open hearted
yellow rose
steadfast friend
Plant Planet
the earth’s stars
shine during the day
twinkling rain drop glitter
Water Iris
petals cascade
a liquid lavender blue
the bloom – a fountain
Diva
Demanding Dahlia
diva of the garden bed
as bud or bloom turning heads
Delight
Fresh shiny faces
cheerfulness personified.
Expansion
petals open
to sun and sky
peony sighs
Potential
the bud holds tight
to blossom
is still a dream
Balm
A blue so beautiful
she disperses all sorrow.
Triplets
Tamed by beauty
three wild aster
bloom as one.
Fire Engine
Geranium sounds
the summer alarm
with her red siren.
Cluster
Tiny buds
huddle together soaking up sun
gathering the power to flower.
Raincoat
Marigold glistens
in the rain
her colors intensified
Depth
Petunia’s purple is so deep
it plunges into black.
Scent
Lilacs rest
on the picket fence
perfuming the end of May.