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
Snow in Summer
as similar
and individual
as snowflakes
Reverie
inside
a house of colors
bee’s dream
Tears of Joy
pheasant’s eye
cries
raindrop tears
Woozy Beauty
a blooming tree
the blush of pink
intoxicating beauty
Ground Control
tulip tip
rocket ship
powered by color
Begonia Umbrella
beneath
the begonia leaf
parasol perfection
Spring Ephemeral
quiet quaker ladies
in their bonnets of blue
praising beauty
Destination Found
the forest’s
magic carpet
rooted to the ground
Catkins
the tree
inconspicuously flowers
with kitten tail blooms
Herbal Medicine
depth of blue
that can cool
an angry heart
Oneness With The Universe
how hip
the coleus’
psychedelic trip
Buddha and the Dutchmen
community gathers
in the shadow
of faith
Logarithmic Bloom
Fibonacci’s code
unfurling the golden mean
of beauty’s geometry
Romance
the blossom
in sunshine
lovers embrace
Iris Answers to All Names
undaunted by
a still cold wind
lavender flags fly
After The Dance
the skirt ruffle lost
evidence of
fairies’ spring fling
Rush
months of stillness
liberated by
the freeing sun
Elemental
water, leaf and shadow
elemental mosaic
of mud season
Cold Bloom
outside an arctic cold
warmed by the hot pink
of a houseplant’s bloom
Many Ways of Faith
druid’s lent
the purple leaf
a passion to believe
Gold Leaf
temporary thaw reveals
winter’s gilding
of last year’s oak