even as life
takes from us
our beauty remains
Until We Meet Again
grasses weep
a tear or two
bidding summer ado
Every Bloom A Manifestation Of Faith And Hope
she came indoors
with her mission to carry us
through our long winter days
Concentration
a potent joy
in the brightness
of crabapples
Holiness Seen
tiny white outline
halo
on hallowed leaf
In Sunlight Milkweed Seed Readies For Flight
from order
evolves the chaos
of creation
Tomato
ripeness
ascends from
the blossom end
Reformation
pinked
from chilly nights
dew and disintegration
Depth Of Bloom
lit
from within
soul of the rose
Flame
ablaze
with color
tribute to summer
Of Intricate Design
cloisonne’d wings
on an
all green being
Largess Of Life Force
emanating energy
even
in stillness
Oh Dahlia
lady in red
takes
her star turn
Hollyhock Perpetuity
seeding
the future
so goes eternity
Keyhole
the aperture
through which
time and seasons pass
Burning Bright
without
tooth or claw
this tiger lily be
Proliferation
pink rabbit ears
multiply
before my eyes
Thistle By The River
in the wind
whistling
as water passes
Inward Outlook
deep
in the weeds
perspective is elusive
I Saw
the hollyhock
listening
to time fleeting
First Dahlia
a dazzler adorns
the back porch
hand rail
Cosmo Macro
at the center
concentration
of life and color
Into The Deep
dive into
delphinium’s
blue depths
Ballerina
a petaled pirouette
peony’s
full turn
Undulating Color
the garden an ocean
peony blooms as if
a sea anemone
Within
hidden inside
tiny delicate flowers
can’t help but bloom
Preparations
eyes as wide
as the sky
pre-flight deliberation
Perfection Realized
to see her
cup the sunlight
in her perfect petals
Coleus Abstraction
flowering leaves
the dizzying combination
of chartreuse and pink
Sacred Rite
each bud
caressed and blessed
ants’ consecration