intoxicating lilac
carrying all previous springs
in her heady perfume
Ikebana Tree
Midwife
forest maiden
mother’s helper
harbinger of spring
Meeting
quaker bonnets
gather in the grass
spring worship
Enchantment
a poetry of branches
and music in the light
a pause before the blooming
sweet magnolia May
Daffodil
my rising sun
the light by which I know
spring has begun
Bluest of Blues
scilla siberica
blue maiden of early spring
joy is the color you sing
Mourning Cloak
before the flowers flower
the butterfly blooms
By Any Other Name
winter’s red roses
sumac in snow
Deep Bow
in deference
sunflowers bow
to the new year
Rock Roses
when the leaves fall
the rock blooms roses
White Mums
a blizzard of blooms
before the first flakes fall
Fall Fashion
dew bejewels
phlox’s final outfit
Harvest
marigolds provide
bounty for
the final forage
Sedum
ocean of pink
succulent stonecrop’s
tiny blossoms undulate
Unexpected Blooms
Miracles occur
through the course
of ordinary things.
Feral Flowers
untamed joy
a wild flower’s
bloom
Lilly
Her bloom holds
the promise
of this new day.
Wood Blossoms
Fungi flowers
transform the last
of the tree’s energy.
Residence
Across the bridge of otherness
innocence resides in a white rose.
The Cosmos
petals collect
summer’s sunshine
gathering memories
More
Brown-eyed Susan
refutes the idea of enough.
Monadnock
A solitary blossom
reaches for the summit.
Columns
Delphinium columns
support the weight of the sky.
Delphinium Surf
Waves of lavender and blue
deep enough to swim in.
The Sound of Beauty
Floating flower bells
silence is their song.
Recollection
A memory floated by
on the afternoon’s breeze –
of sweet long ago days
and basking in your spirit.
Pink Foam
Blooms reach for the clouds
like waves clinging to the shore.
Blue with Butterfly
Rest among the raindrops.
Blue flowers bloom without the sun.
Sparkler
The garden displays
its colorful fireworks
beneath the sun.