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
Froth
Pure white
froth of ruffles
peony’s distinction
Sparkler
The garden displays
its colorful fireworks
beneath the sun.
Art Nouveau
Inspired iris
with her whiplash curves
and intensity of color
mother of an art movement.
Luna Moth
goddess of the moon
glorious is your fleeting reign
Corsage
Invited by the sun to the spring fling
the earth wears a blushing peony.
Singular
An individual stalk of subtle complexity
contains the sum of the field’s beauty.
Consolation
When flowers weep
fairies call out the sun
to dry their tears.
Tattered Wing
Beauty is as beauty does
a swallowtail adores the rose.
Tenderness
open hearted
yellow rose
steadfast friend
Plant Planet
the earth’s stars
shine during the day
twinkling rain drop glitter
Diva
Demanding Dahlia
diva of the garden bed
as bud or bloom turning heads
Delight
Fresh shiny faces
cheerfulness personified.
Expansion
petals open
to sun and sky
peony sighs
Potential
the bud holds tight
to blossom
is still a dream
Balm
A blue so beautiful
she disperses all sorrow.
Fuzz
A fern frond
unfurls wearing
newborn fuzz.
Triplets
Tamed by beauty
three wild aster
bloom as one.
Fire Engine
Geranium sounds
the summer alarm
with her red siren.
Cluster
Tiny buds
huddle together soaking up sun
gathering the power to flower.