a fairy’s parasol
left behind
Morning
The day came softly
quietly offering beauty.
Story Telling
Foliage
tells its own
color story.
Care
Heaven bathes the sweet pea
with the gentlest of raindrops.
Hollyhock’s Gifts
packaged for next season
a small green purse
contains new beginnings
Wood Blossoms
Fungi flowers
transform the last
of the tree’s energy.
Held
A lone berry
provides purpose
to the empty nest.
Glad
the afterglow
of gratitude
is gladness
Pieces of Summer
A quarter of a flower,
a sliver of the sun,
a portion of August.
Delicate Tenacity
spun of dreams
the web weaves
night to day
Residence
Across the bridge of otherness
innocence resides in a white rose.
Change
life is the process
of constant transformation
Destination
Summoned by common color
a zinnia is the butterfly’s
landing pad.
Vibrancy
Joy arrives
as color.
Harlequin
Court jester of the woods
tree with harlequin bark.
Night Light
The garden’s night light
guides the way to dawn.
Home
Tiny blossoms
house
all of creation.
Demonstration
Gathered together
simple blossoms
demonstrate peace.
Made Visible
To be realized
light requires
the dark.
Delphinium Surf
Waves of lavender and blue
deep enough to swim in.
Recollection
A memory floated by
on the afternoon’s breeze –
of sweet long ago days
and basking in your spirit.
Wild One
Rose to purple
five petaled flowers
old maid’s nightcap
riots the woodlands in color.
Without a Sound
Quietly peace comes
spreading through actions
like the pollen on the bee.
Chartreuse Curves
With such bodacious leaves
there is no need to flower.
Fey Faire Queen
In she flies
on petal wings
carried by magic
offering hope.
Zinnia’s Crown
A servant to beauty
the monarch of color
Zinnia reigns over July.
Details
The seamstress for the fairies
tailors fashions out of fuchsia
leaves with scalloped edges
Blue with Butterfly
Rest among the raindrops.
Blue flowers bloom without the sun.
Congregation
A flock of blossoms
perch on the garden fence.
Foraging
Her pollen baskets full
the bumblebee takes her rest
and sips her fill of sweet nectar