spinning on
a merry go round
of colors
Social Call
dropping in
to share
the garden’s news
Embellishment
lavender grace notes
in the pink delphinium’s
flowering symphony
Chiaroscuro
hollyhock
by Caravaggio
art al fresco
Contemplating the Flowers
shooed from the garden bed
the porch as
observation perch
Daisies
humble daisies
holding up the world
with steadfast cheerfulness
Niceties
all
the fine details
completing perfection
Reassurance
tiny blue flowers
joy enough
to dispel doubt
Visit
sit awhile
and listen to
the flowers conversation
Moving Pictures
the day
unfurls itself
between the fence rails
Purpose
beauty draws us
out of the darkness
into the light
Frog
in the birdbath
bathing
in sunshine
The Place He Used To Live
honeycomb
the snake’s
old home
Wild Flowers With Fence
the spot where
spirit meets
with daily life
Here
the place
to be alive
now
Offerings
the peony
blooms
for Buddha
Written By The Garden
a poem
made of
space
Consciousness Born
intention
of contemplation
is transformation
Cheered On By The Evening Primrose
clematis arch
find’s its
angle of repose
Safekeeping
the garden’s
hatcheck
foxglove at the fence
Many Shades
blue on blue
butterfly in
the bachelor buttons
Still Being With Her Whilst She Is Gone
Jane’s
rose arbor
in the afternoon
High in the Blue Sky
petaled turret
pink watchtower
beauty’s sentinel observes
Portrait of Summer
eternal rock
seasonal bloom
a passing butterfly
Love Bite
entwined
in a violent affair
snakes mate
Sitting
buddha of
the three doors
the past, the future, the present
A Dog’s Life
overseeing
the world
from a shady spot
Full Bloom
raindrops
on innocence
brief tender days
The Cosmos of Poppies
our Mars
orbiting
the garden bed
Love’s Labor
tools
of tending and caring
await their service
