like shooting stars
milkweed travels
on wishes and hope
Celebrity
Autumn
lays a red carpet
for fall’s final days
Touché
houseplants counter
the outdoor’s red, orange and yellow
with pink and green
Autumn’s Gesture
a feather
of fern seeds
waves in the wind
Harvest
marigolds provide
bounty for
the final forage
Echo
subtle hydrangea
softly echos
the colors of fall
Brilliance
all the splendor of the season
contained in a single leaf
Free Spirit
alabaster moth
lights upon
blue aster
After the Bloom
Her color’s retired
the beauty of sparseness
revealed
Sedum
ocean of pink
succulent stonecrop’s
tiny blossoms undulate
Offering
in the baby tears
a sprite plants
dreams yet to be dreamed
Fronds
side by side
two greens
salute the sun
Arriving Color
autumn wears
a corsage of
changing colors
Departing Color
reluctantly zinnia releases
her crowning glory –
color
Unexpected Blooms
Miracles occur
through the course
of ordinary things.
Geranium
water colored petals
brighten shortening days
Bridge
heart of the garden
hydrangea’s beauty bridges
summer to autumn
Subdued
Summer’s days wane
flower’s colors fade.
Moonbeams
mushrooms bequeath us
the light of the moon
Simple
At the center of things
complexity appears simple.
Deference
A spray of goldenrod
bows to autumn’s arrival.
Profile
brown eyed susans
strike a pose
Modesty
unable to conceal its splendor
the spruce blushes blue
Feral Flowers
untamed joy
a wild flower’s
bloom
Leaf Lace
Created by damage
like a phoenix
beauty rises.
Unafraid
without fear
grasshopper sits
on the edge of darkness
Lilly
Her bloom holds
the promise
of this new day.
Flow
fallen to its resting place
the branch still possesses
the spirit of movement
September
asking nothing
September arrived
offering perfection
Garden Party
a fairy’s parasol
left behind