an opera
of orange
sung by nasturtium
Dew
humidity gathers
casting its wet web
across everything
Matching Outfits
bird
and flowers
dressed alike
Thistle
purple prickers
gentle to
the bees
The Garden Comes Inside
table bouquet
caressed
by a sunbeam
Sound Seen
the thrum
of wings hovering
stillness in motion
Stages
the beauty
inside
yet to be seen
Small White Butterfly
spirit
of a dear friend
visiting again
Dizzy
spinning on
a merry go round
of colors
Social Call
dropping in
to share
the garden’s news
Embellishment
lavender grace notes
in the pink delphinium’s
flowering symphony
Chiaroscuro
hollyhock
by Caravaggio
art al fresco
Reassurance
tiny blue flowers
joy enough
to dispel doubt
Sweet William’s Courtship
bouquet
in a bloom
perennial suitor
The Place He Used To Live
honeycomb
the snake’s
old home
Here
the place
to be alive
now
The Half Spider Web Said
how we live
is
who we are
Fireworks
amidst
lichen sparklers
explosions of red
Many Shades
blue on blue
butterfly in
the bachelor buttons
All In
peony blooms
with her
whole self
Portrait of Summer
eternal rock
seasonal bloom
a passing butterfly
Pink Halo
columbine departs
trinity of trinity
leaves asunder
Finale
last ruffle
a final flourish
iris ending
The Cosmos of Poppies
our Mars
orbiting
the garden bed
Helene
garden’s goddess
overseeing beauty
from beyond
Verse
line of hearts
love sonnet
from the garden
Celestial Sphere
constellation of blooms
bees orbit
the purple planet
Plant’s Paw
the big
green footprint
of spring
My Captured Heart
taken by
a special face
in the cheering crowd
The Maple’s Ghost
floated by
gracefully entering
the next dimension