called by name
endearment
for beloveds
Stop Light Dahlia
instruction
to look
carefully
Flowering Sundial
time
is measured
by the lily’s shadow
Cream and Blue
sky and clouds
gather
in a flower
Humble Abode
unassuming bloom
calling
monarchs home
Alice’s Other Adventure
garden wonderland
falling up
the foxglove
Red Dahlia
vamping
in the rain
unabashed
Goodwill
tender pink
the wild bloom
benevolence of simplicity
Bee At Work
in the duty
of labor lies
the virtue of purpose
Enchantment
magenta edged
curly girl
bewitches
Many in One
tiny buds
open into
the bloom of community
Aspiration
rock and lichen
give rise to
new life’s watch tower
Tiny Are All Beginnings
at the crest
of a moss mountain
a pine begins
Before the Unfurling
petals held
tight in a fist
gathering the courage to open
Inside the Bird Box
phoebe
on her nest
of moss and dryer fluff
The Other Sister
mallow’s
flashy sister
hibiscus unabashed hedonist
Wide Eyed
the daisy’s eye
unblinking
reflecting back beauty
In The Light
Oh! azalea
all a ruffle
beaming back the light
Splash
hot day
refreshed by
a splash of color
Bon Appetite
chomp chomp
chubby cheeked
chipmunk feeds
Bloom Sounds
pink pow
of mountain laurel
pop pop pop
Forget Me Not
quiet request
said
in blue
Quiet Deliberation
the insect
and the iris
confer upon the day
The Garden’s Royal Couple
monarchs without wings
the king and queen
of spring
Suspension
held aloft
it seems
by only hope
Purple Reign
purple crown
the sovereign rule
of poppy’s bloom
Red Edge
boundary marking
the meeting place
of self and other
Aspirations
divine
white iris
aspires to heaven
Practice
mediation
on lavender and grey
fern’s delicate display
Even With
her back turned
she cannot withhold
her beauty
