the forest
a green ocean
her leafy tide revealing
mushroom seashells
Shell Collecting
Flowers In Lamp Light
cosmos defiant hoorah
as if to prove
the potency of bloom
Seed Packages
tiny envelopes
of the future’s promise
soon to be sent via airmail
Nature’s Merriment
pink leaves
giggling up color
amidst the waning ferns
Geometry
lines and intersections
angles of angles
the fluency of plants
in the language of math
Rise Up
keep reaching
for the light
illuminate what is right
Behold
the spent, the worn, the new
and the beauty
in each
The Sum Greater Than
minuscule blooms
perched upon
a multitude of stems
3,000 Miles To Go
departure time draws near
sustenance the only baggage
to pack for the journey
The Mesosphere Nearby
inside the mallow’s bloom
a kind of shooting star
beauty streaking past
Deep In The Daylilies
one shiny black eye
unmasked
his stone disguise
It Was The Quietest Of Songs
listen for
the music of
the mushroom accordion
Seaside Community
on the rocks
a barnacle enclave of tiny homes
by neighboring mollusks residing in shells
Layers
the birch sheds
her bark cocoon
revelation after revelation
Blue Diamonds
glinting
with sunshine
and raindrops
Thistle’s Gaze
in a blink
thistle eyes look
through lavender lashes
Blooming Like A Starry Night
one white star
shining in
the purple petal sky
A Beauty And Her Beauty
a jewel
in her crown
butterfly alights on coneflower
Contemplating The Leaf
repetitions
of line
how intricacies expand
A Duty Of Beauty
columbine has set her seed
one last hurrah
she blooms her leaves
Solitude
to bloom in solitude
is still
to bloom
Ripen
so much beauty
in the readying
to unfurl
Cheerleaders
purple petal pom poms
cheering on
the garden’s bloom
Sound Seen
fire alarm
the begonia
a siren of red
Orchid Abstract Macro
shimmering
with the substance and structure
of life’s fragile tenacity
Wishes Plant Hope
the wind
will send them into the world
these hopes for peace, equality, freedom
to take root in every nook and cranny of the land
The Sacred Space Of Bloom
five petaled mandala
a call to meditate
on the oneness of everything
Pink Edged Peach Begonia
mother nature
ever attentive
to all the tiny details
Godzilla Fern
the marvelous
garden monster
growing dragon tails
Pink Peony Perfection
quench the thirst
for beauty by
drinking in her loveliness