the golden girl’s bloom
will weather winter
Twig with Lichen
magnificence
masquerading as
the mundane
Diplomacy
the skillful birch
holds opposites together
Camouflage
hide
in plain sight
In The Rain
shorter days
sweeten
the crabapples
Bewitching
a sensuous squash
entices with curves
Fleeting Brown Zebra
the autumn landscape
wears fern’s stripes
like a zebra hide
Raven
physical form confined
mystical powers unfettered
White Mums
a blizzard of blooms
before the first flakes fall
Cleome
a bit of a hussy
floozy and bossy
throwing herself everywhere
Into the light
all flights of fancy are grounded
until the sun dries dew from wings
Fall Fashion
dew bejewels
phlox’s final outfit
Wanderers
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.