fountain in winter
slow flow
of ice and snow
Rainy Day Music
rain plays
on tin roofs
symphony for birds
Berry Decor
the yard
was decorated
in berries bright and red
Carapace
the fern
tortoise shelled
winter’s slow approach
Astronomy
it seemed
the moon had landed
inside the garden gate
Assurance
with just
a little warmth
life springs forth
Assertion
night held tight
in the morning’s frost
while the bloom asserted day
Resolve
between the frosts
a final bloom
tenacity of beauty
Sweets
blooming bon bons
the eye candy
of chocolate dahlia
Holding Light
serene in uncertainty
possibilities tumble
into the unknown
The Hereafter
the bloom
after the petal bloom
twice born rose
Considerations
scurry and hurry of gathering
or
savor the warmth of the sun
Interlude
time stopped
eternity unraveled
in a visit to a petal
Withstanding
despite
a freezing night
still she blooms
Bird and Babe
inside
the flowering
white ring of innocence
Scalloped Edge of Time
hearts on the mill stone
waiting to be used
Doormen
dahlias at the gate
ushering us into the world
welcoming us home
Undaunted
abundance of blossoms
each bloom
a new hope
Mallow’s Cousin
tropical wonder
who knew you
liked zone 4b
Aperitif
last of the phlox
the final sips
of summer sustenance
Beyond the Cosmos
petals orbit
the pollen planet
saturn of sunflowers
Nearness
Tim
seeks me
in the garden
small
white
butterfly
always
hovering
nearby
Ghost
that I glimpse
from the side of my eye
Darting through blossoms
resting on leaves
Taking advantage of sunshine and breeze
Pointing out a shapely cloud
waiting on my mailbox
inquisitive antenna cocked
Reminding me
as mortality
rages on
death
is not
the final stop
Reverberations
the garden’s call
of happiness
resounds within the house
Change
the air foretold
of fall’s approach
and meadow rue took note
What was Carried
hydrangea is the bouquet
at the marriage of
summer and fall
World View
each tiny globe
contained a new perspective
of the world unabridged
Precious
a month behind the stone
the garden ruby’s
month is August
Defiance
blazing colors
defy the drought
and celebrate the heat
Bewitching Beebalm
sending out
a siren’s call
to hummingbirds and bees
Well Met
begonia concedes
to the formality of coleus
donning a tiara of blooms
