color’s intensity
provides a quick trip
to the tropics
Succulents
Nature’s Pincushion
beatitude
held in place
with flower pins
The Garden Stairs
slowly we take the steps
reluctant to reach
the peak of bloom
The Queen And Her Constituents
without the wild
and abundant
nothing to reign over
Delphinium With Hummingbird
a shared translucence
in petal and wing
delicate, determined things
Row Upon Row
a house for a million questions
zinna’s petals plucked
reveal only one answer
Beauty Of The Spent Bloom
grace remained
even after
your youth departed
Dependability
steady goes
petunia
stalwart in her blooms
Intimates
sweet nothings
the bee whispers
to the hollyhock’s bloom
Copious Bloom
tiger lily tealights
like candles
in the wind
Head Turner
columbine
in profile
no bad side
Vixen
smoldering
red lipped lily
pursed for a kiss
Daylily
right and below you
wilts yesterday’s beauty
above you awaits tomorrow’s
Mutual Compliments
yarrow wore
a crown of glory
bejeweled with delphinium
Deliverance
in the fullness of the sun
the deepest darkness
broken open
Pink Sparkler
starburst of color
created with
captured light
Luminous Blue Spire
tall stalk
laden with delicate blooms
defying wind and rain
Awash In The Sun
poppy petals
watercolored papers
flutter in the wind
Clematis Queen Of Climbers
saucer sized blooms
with whirligig centers
plumming the depths of purple
Flowers Look
Dahlia
watches the world
through lavender lashes
Being With Peonies
in the presence
of their beauty
I felt myself unfurl
Legs Akimbo
six knee-ed
nimbly ants traverse
the intricacy of bloom
Side By Side
here we are
so similar and yet
unreservedly different
Seasonal Devotion
like rowdy fans
in the bleachers
iris cheer on summer
Made Sacred By Intention
the faithful offering
of careful thought and tending
for vegetable starts and insects
Innocence
white peony
purity expressed
in petals
Contained
open
and let
your light shine
We Each Bloom In Our Own Time
unique
to each individual
the perfect timing
Awake In The Dream
the world
awash in bloom
I am centered
in the heart of creation
Each And All Of It
so often
the garden reveals how
the whole is more than the sum of parts