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
Those Two Iris
they leaned
into each other
as lovers often do
Bronze
a sculpture
grown by June
red metal
Luck Is Made
no fourth
leaf needed
good luck underfoot
Abiding Love
so many hearts
as much love
as the world needs
Painted Trillium
rare beauty
she blooms mostly
for the forest’s delight
In The Flowering Of Trees
the world
divine
blossom time
Nature’s Nuptial
garden wedding
in June
bridal veil blooms
And Your Heart Skips A Beat
sweet as a kiss
upon your cheek
pink tulip’s bloom
Unselfconscious
daffodil’s humility
amplifies
her magnificence
Rhapsody of Yellow and Red
primerose bloom
joy
made tangilbe
With Neither Seeds Nor Flowers
Fern’s
curly world
unfurling
Everywhere
divine beauty
resides with us
in every ordinary thing
I Remember
spring
the delicate
insistence of delight
Bursting Forth
life force
an explosion
of joy
Into The Unknown
surrender
with complete abandon
to life’s plan
May Rain
each drop
nourishes dreams
of what will be
Empty Nest
last year’s nest
holding place
for today’s hopes
So Succulent A Rose
all growth
is a flowering
this is joy
Promise
yellow tipped
leaves
presage daffodils
Praise
upon a tree
a lichen rose
praise to anything that grows
Thorns
defensive
of even
the memory of beauty
Emergence
the past
arises
from the ice
