regiments of green and purple
leaf and flower
guarding summer
Arborvitae And Astilbe
Garden Gaurdians
neither gargoyle nor griffin
still
they hold the guard
Keeping Watch
at summer’s threshold
a redwing
stands sentry
Resplendent Abundance
delphinium crowns
the yarrow masses
flanked by seeding lily
Duty
the sentry
guarding the feeder
as dawn wakes the day
Protection
last year’s thorns
guard
this year’s growth
Queen Anne’s Field
the old red barn
watch guard
of the queen’s field