All the colors
of the ocean and sky
reside in an iris bloom.
Anticipation
The blush
before the bloom.
esprit de corps
Her tutu a flutter
magnolia dances to the wind song
the tree an assemble en tourant, grand
Opening
The maple unfurls
her first blossoms
opening all possibilities.
Electric Blue
In color and bloom
spring sings the body electric,
glories in the glow of rebirth.
Sun Gazing
Mirror of beauty,
trumpet of spring –
narcissus oh narcissus.
Yearning
A weed’s bloom from last fall
feeds my hunger for flowers.
Winter Bloom
The cold bears gifts
the fleeting bloom
of an ice orchid.
Dried
Before the first flake falls
the dried wild flower
shares a flurry of beauty.
Mum
the garden’s secret keeper.
Sun Bleached Susan
Fall pulls the color
from Susan’s petals
Ballerina Rose
Tiny dancers
take their last curtain call
before autumn closes the show
Passageway
Summer holds on
in sunshine and blossom
but Fall is pulling at her edges.
Blackberry Lily
seed masquerades as fruit
seducing birds
a wily plant’s propagation plan.
Panta rhei
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.