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
Ricochet Of Loveliness
phlox white clouds
the sky echos
the garden’s bloom
I Wanna Be A Bee
or perhaps a hummingbird
I’m a moth
with aspirations
Still Jumping
a merry band
of cheerfulness
still jumping mid-summer
Greeting Everything Where It Is
she opened
her beauty
in every direction
Sitting By The Fountain
listening to the water
share the story of
refreshment
Quiet Roar Of The Eastern Tiger
she carries
pollen on her back
and creation on her wings
Simple Delight
joy
was sprinkled
everywhere
The Petunia Looking Back
deep inside
a piercing
green eye