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
Owl Wing
merciless nature
nothing escapes the end
except beauty
The Color Purple
a touch
of sun and
color blooms
Leaf Life
sculpture on ice
bas relief
of a leaf’s life
Spied
merest
hint of green
hope enough for March
She Was My Valentine
one more
amaryllis
kiss
Silver Moon Inside
leaf unfurls
to its full
ascension
Window Feathers
cold
goose down’s
over the view
Subzero Heat
siren’s call
across the frozen landscape
red hot red