acceptance
built endurance
elegance in this new stage
With Age
A Blush Before Blooming
shy buds
gathering the confidence
to bloom
Flowering Planet
full
blue moons
orbiting beauty
Petal Flake Snowball
white hydrangea
the snow
before the snow
Gathered and Dispersed
the congregation
of monarchs
billows away
She Persists
the celebratory nature
of the garden persists
despite winter’s imposed dormancy
Light In The Leaves
shining like gold
glowing like embers
light is life
Chosen By Light
the sun’s light
shifts towards spring
expired blooms bloom again
Deceptive Delicacy
blooming through
the ferocious winter
beauty’s tenacity
Wind
tethered
by their stems
leaves seek flight