the mock orange
mocks again in winter
this time blossoms of snow
Faux Mock
Renewal
beneath the dormant garden
lies the constant unseen work
of life
Commence
in the warmth
of a February sun
poppies have begun
First Glance
the garden appeared empty
but beauty sought
is beauty found
Teaspoon Of Cold
the seasoned season
leaves measuring out
winter’s ingredients
Seed Chandelier
it will be spring
that flips the switch
of cosmo lights
Dance Of Transformation
supple and brittle
dancing on their stems
leaves dervish in the wind
A Litle Help From A Friend
the dear crabapple
lifting up the grey clouds
to let a little light in
Forever Reimbursing
the great outdoors
devoted to the enterprise of
feeding the earth for what comes next
Oh To Bloom On
November sun transforms
the frost on the mums
into tears of joy
The Fall
colors being absorbed
by roots
already nourishing spring
To Be And Be Another
after she flowers
blackberry lily
fruits in seed
Two Red Feathers
the wild rose takes flight
her last bloom
red feathers
Portal
on the other side
of the dew revealed web
resides the insects micro universe
In October The Garden Empties
the clothes line houses only pins
the raised beds abundance
long since devoured
The Last To Bloom
more beloved are these
for their magnanimity
in the dwindling garden
Respite
the worn bloom
finds shade and support
on the rock wall
in the bud yet to flower
My Purple Satellite
circling the the garden
receiving sun
sending color
The Raspberry King
running wild
conquering the garden outskirts
claiming territory as your own
The Aubergines Progression
the blossom
the bud and beginning
develop into a full fruited becoming
The Gilded Season
autumn’s garden palette
favors purple and peach
enhanced by obliquely slanted light
Electric Marigolds
a current runs amongst them
each yellow edge
conducting color to the next
Towering
from the vegetable bed
a purple tree arises
king of nutrients
kale be thy name
Open
unfurl yourself
be bold with fragilities
and the compliments of complexities
The Garden Crests
a yellow wave of color
crashes upon
the shore of fall
The World Upside Down
when the ground is where the sky belongs
and you find yourself on the inside looking out
balance, daring and sticky toes will set the world right
Hellenium Autumnale
like angels gathered
in their halos of gold
chaperoning the season’s change
The Hollyhock Reserved
the bloom demures from view
what trust and courage it must take
to reveal the source of your enigmatic state
In Exchange
color leaving leaves
to redden berries and set the seeds
the bargain that autumn demands
Late Summer Garden
field grass high and in seed
flower stalks looking for rest
abundance about to tip into decline
this is the story of the passage of time