dahlia duels
with red maples
for fall’s pride of place
Calling Out To Autumn
Friends Passing By
nasturtium’s yellow
calls out hello
to turning aspen leaves
September
when summer marries fall
her bouquet
is made of dahlias
In The Glazed Jade Pot
sweet begonias
who have blessed us
all summer long
Spectacular Zinnia
in detail, color, design
a glory
before Fall
Chores
repetitive tasks
a meditation on
the rhythm of living
Indisputable
evidence and inspiration
of the joy
in being alive
Spinning
In Beauty Strength
the awesome power
of flowers
lifting the weight of the world
The Garden Impression
each bloom
its own
bold brush stroke
Divulged
modesty revealed
in the pinking
of edges
Hummingbird’s Lunch
come picnic
in the garden
we have sweets to share
Lilies By The Driveway
welcome they declare
we have been waiting
to greet you
Zinnia In Portrait
she turned
her best side
to face the sun
Lily Listening
there was music
in the lily’s
colored movement
The Monarch As Example And Inspiration
sighting you is
a reassurance of
possible transformations
Crown Vetch And Coneflower
an intimate
entanglement of pinks
quiet and loud
Expansion
vastness
contained in
the small center
Arborvitae And Astilbe
regiments of green and purple
leaf and flower
guarding summer
Do Not Disturb
the message clear
from the small butterfly’s
side eye
Yarrow Flames
bright and hot
blooms spreading
like wildfire
Pinked
across species
a flower and a leaf
share a language of color
Pure And Lovely
beauty and mystery
expressed
in petaled multiplicity
Dahlias By The Wood Shed
wood waits for winter
dahlias blaze
in July
Iris In The Dooryard
the garden’s appointed
sergeant at arms
officiating summer’s bloom
The Best Matinee
spend the afternoon
watching shadows play
on the hosta leaves
Hospitality
the porch’s welcome
an embrace
of flowers and shade
The Petaled Sun
I imagine
the seeding dandelion
is your moon
Red Begonia
if fire
was a flower
it would be you
Allium Here And Gone
your delicate intricacies
did not depart
with your bloom
