sunshine rests
on the dormant garden’s
bench
Pastimes
the bench
and bird feeder
play winter’s waiting game
We Will Gather Fabric Flowers
color blooms
on the clothesline
the garden always giving
A View Of Winter
iris pods
peer over
the wobbly fence
Hot Spot
a maple ember
burning bright
on a freezing morn
Graceful Exit
in leaving
the leaving of self
behind
Ascension
sedum climbs
stone steps
footprints of pink and green
Adieu Blue
your intensity
more precious
for its passing
Cathy’s Chrysanthemums
her spirit visits
each year bringing us
flowers to remember her with
The Yard In Autumn
leaves and light
rest
on the lawn
Snail’s Pace
gorgeous October days
ever so slowly
we tuck the garden in
Yellow House With Chrysanthemums
harmony
presided throughout
house and garden
Petal Flake Snowball
white hydrangea
the snow
before the snow
While Monarchs Have Departed The Butterfly Bush Blooms On
the nourishment
of beauty
soul food
Intensity
not to be outdone
by turning maples
the stoplight dahlia
If Summer Could Go On Forever
sunflowers would
shine their cheerful light
through winter’s dark night
Frost Dodger
as summer wanes
each flower more precious
for the precariousness
At The Sunflower House
every size and kind
of sunflower
under the sun
Double Bloom
within the hibiscus
dianthus
also blooms
Savoring The Sunshine
summer has not yet
opened the gate
to fall
Contemplating Life
a good companion
is the flower
full of quiet and complexities
Feverfew By The Fence
the second bloom
an insurance
of immortality
Morning Glory
I fly in your sky
and swim in
your ocean of blue
Essential Elements
steel heron
waits by stone bowl
filled with rain
Priscilla
being both
demure and extravagant
she beguiles
Dizzy
spinning color
in the garden
dizzy with glee
Culmination
an explosion of orange
sending curves into curls
and polka dots popping
A Complexity Of Symmetry
circle upon circle
the center
echos the edges
Pink Moon
made of cotton candy
glowing all the day
sweet bella luna
Between And Beside
amidst the prickly places
filaments of tenderness
keep calling for touch