a house for a million questions
zinna’s petals plucked
reveal only one answer
Row Upon Row
Dependability
steady goes
petunia
stalwart in her blooms
Reiteration
amongst astilbe plumes
echo
bee balm blooms
Intimates
sweet nothings
the bee whispers
to the hollyhock’s bloom
The Veil Lingers
in the softness
of a summer morning
the landscape still dreaming
A Colorful Hospitality
profusion of bloom
the welcoming committee
come in, come in
Copious Bloom
tiger lily tealights
like candles
in the wind
Head Turner
columbine
in profile
no bad side
Vixen
smoldering
red lipped lily
pursed for a kiss
Daylily
right and below you
wilts yesterday’s beauty
above you awaits tomorrow’s
Mutual Compliments
yarrow wore
a crown of glory
bejeweled with delphinium
A Garden Made Of Whimsey
scaredy cat
in red high heels
protecting herbs from birds
Raised Beds
the starts have started
hope and weeding
precede the harvest
Fluidity
hosta leaves
embody water’s
waves and current
Shimmering
summer heat
the garden a fire
of green
Pink Sparkler
starburst of color
created with
captured light
Luminous Blue Spire
tall stalk
laden with delicate blooms
defying wind and rain
A Sculpted Path
mosaic of moss
with dappled shade
invitation to wander
Clematis Queen Of Climbers
saucer sized blooms
with whirligig centers
plumming the depths of purple
Flowers Look
Dahlia
watches the world
through lavender lashes
Grandma’s Roses
spilling everywhere
like her love her roses
cannot be contained
Giver Of Water, Giver Of Life
in the garden
lives a serpent and savior
the holy hose
Being With Peonies
in the presence
of their beauty
I felt myself unfurl
Legs Akimbo
six knee-ed
nimbly ants traverse
the intricacy of bloom
Dancer
this rose
in her pinks
my garden’s ballerina
Respite With Roses
climbing the trellis
the rose
makes its way to heaven
Side By Side
here we are
so similar and yet
unreservedly different
Seasonal Devotion
like rowdy fans
in the bleachers
iris cheer on summer
Made Sacred By Intention
the faithful offering
of careful thought and tending
for vegetable starts and insects
Innocence
white peony
purity expressed
in petals