so many hearts
on the garden’s sleeves
love abounds for everything
Declared
We Adore Her
primrose
the first rose
our maiden of May
Pink
pink rises
from the pale
until completely self saturated
Likeness
red feathered tulip
the cardinal’s
favorite flower
Like A Touch Of Whimsey
lovely lichen
delicately decorating
the understory
Alluring
what marvelous lashes
on the pansy’s bright eye
Freeze Frame
early morning frost
suspends magnolia’s bloom
what beautiful bravery
Ready To Fight The Weather
clenched tight like a fist
until elements allow
a delicate unfurling
Penmanship
in cursive and in print
rain writes her story
on ice and snow
Early Spring Abstracted
blue skies
and leaves
finding new forms
Purchased Sunshine
so necessary
the simple happiness
daisies give
Deciding To Leave
over time tiny shifts
expand space
and oblige separation
March Madness
some
of
everything
Borrowed Wisdom
I stopped and
leaned against a tree
to learn how to be
Mud Season
melt and freeze
the ground softens
in fits and starts
Blow Down
the wind delivered
a lichen corsage
to an icy ‘spring fling’
Awaiting Spring
this fringe of cold
the beauty before
the beauty of leaves
Trees’ Desire
in longing for spring
a blooming
of cold
Find One In The Other
frost at work
making both
needles and hay
Recognition
mid February in the woods
winter’s eye looked in mine
and winked I do believe
Valentine
primrose
blooming love
to everyone
Feed The Birds
pinecone’s homage
leaving seeds
looking like feet
Spot Of Green
in the pale landscape
winter elevates
moss and lichen
Gathering
individuals collecting
protecting
the delicate necessity
Rouge
the vixen amaryllis
an enchantment
amidst winter’s white
Shell And Shield
second skin
shimmering armour
of ice
With What Is At Hand
old Queen Anne
her winter bloom
made of snow
The Snow Abstracted
an icing
of snowflakes
time suspended
A Purposeful Beauty
oh to age
as gracefully and generously
as the wildflower
Remaining
the couple
sustaining each other
in bloom