The flower has turned to pod
the warmth of the sun belies the bite in the breeze
everything flows.
Ruby Moon
Blooming in pinks and purples
a bean
being all it can be.
Plenty
Rudbeckia
leaves no room
for wanting.
Fairie’s Pincushion
The wee folk embroider
with echinacea needles
using flower filament thread.
Coral
Geranium makes the garden’s coral
a blossom so shimmery, fresh and delicate
it might have come from the ocean floor.
Posey
A tiny bouquet of piercing red
surrounded by heart shaped leaves
offered to you by August.
Center of the Cosmos
All the mysteries of the universe
are contained
in a wild flower.
Morning Glory
The blue trumpet of summer
announces another August day.
Blue
color to swim in
color to fly in
thank you delphinium
Presence
Show your true colors
bloom boldly
claim and exclaim yourself.
Georgia’s Touch
Unlikely colors blend and into me seeps
a joy of beauty that abolishes all greyness of spirit.
Communion
A blossom speaks my prayer for me.
May I share my best
and leave a legacy of loveliness.
Freckles
Splendid is the smattering
of red upon pink petals
freckle faced lily
enchanting girl of the garden
Milkweed
Mother to monarchs
nurturer and protector
shepherd of beauty.
Commonplace Alchemy
A single stem
an ordinary weed
the exquisite process of living.
Astilbe
The red spire rises.
Nature’s Olympic flame of summer
will burn bright for the duration.
God’s Eye
In every blossom
the divine is looking back at you.
Lupin
A meeting of friends in the meadow.
Quaker Bonnets gather
offering their quiet beauty to the whole of the land.
Fleur-de-lis
Noble in color, royal in birthright
Iris is the garden’s rainbow goddess.
Bequest
First bud begets the bloom
than flower brings the fruit.
Trillium
Star of the woodland
offers a sacred trinity
in flower petals and leaves.
Wild Aster
Beloved daisy
cheerful even without color or summer.
Before Me
Red flags in a blue sky
reminders to
stop for beauty.
Delicate
Christmas Cactus
Grandma’s flower
bursts with blooms
her Christmas joy.
Pink
This is the color of laughter.