a jubilation in red
amaryllis welcomes
the new year
Shouting Out
The Mercy Of Houseplants
while it snows
the primrose blooms
conjuring spring
Leading By Example
from the window ledge
the heralding
of spring
Valentine Delivery
that minx
the geranium
delivering deep red
Competition
not to be outdone
by outside
the houseplant’s leaf
A Place In The Sun
kissed
and surrounded
by a warm embrace
Exuberance
praise the amaryllis
injecting color
into winter
Every Bloom A Manifestation Of Faith And Hope
she came indoors
with her mission to carry us
through our long winter days
Holiness Seen
tiny white outline
halo
on hallowed leaf
Following Directions
houseplant’s leaf
color leading
to the great outdoors
My Lady and I
sunshine’s warmth
only residence
is inside the window
Cold Bloom
outside an arctic cold
warmed by the hot pink
of a houseplant’s bloom
Many Ways of Faith
druid’s lent
the purple leaf
a passion to believe
Best Effort
when flowering
is impossible
bloom your leaves
Violet Green
Beloved houseguest African violet
provides a jolt of green
a harbinger of spring.