washed with heat
colors cleaned
spirit revived
Basking
Explorers Dare Encounter
petal-jawed garden dragons
who feast on rain
and daydreams
Oceans Of Color
in the deep pink sea
peonies undulate
their stamen anemone
Performance Artists
raindrop acrobats
balance on the petal edge
defiant of gravity
Promise
a preview of pink
before petals can
even imagine individuation
Sharing Blossoms
to catch a butterfly’s eye
be still enough to recognize
a kindred spirit
Tree-Side Village
the wee-est of the wee forest creatures
lived in a village on a tree
safe and snug and happy as can be
Let A Flower Be Your Mirror
peering into Johnny’s face
admiring his tiny yellow freckles of pollen
I can almost see my own beauty
Iris Leaves And Columbine
even perennials know
there is no such thing
as forever
Happiness
small and simple
yet a delight of details
waiting to catch your attention
Spring Visited The Nightstand
as tender administrations
of fragrance and delicacy
to accompany waking and dreaming
Shadow And Light
in their differences
how they amplify and echo
each other
Details
fine lines and symmetry
the extraordinary
hosta leaf
That Sweetness In The Air
it is
the maple wind
ushering in hope
Twinkling On A Still Dormant Shrub
stars that never dim
blooms of perpetuity
remains of the azaleas
Like Lightening
ivy veins
electrified
with living
Blues
tiny blooms
grace the ground
an echo of the sky
Phantom Limb
I still see
the rope swing, the wood pecker
your tender leaf buds and glorious colors of fall
Joy
sometimes joy leaps up
in my heart
like crocus from the ground
With All Blooms And Beginnings
first and most mysteriously comes
an internal expansion
that commands glorious opening
Promise
on the broken branch
in the ice
verdant thriving
Satellite
receiving instructions
from last summer
on future destinations
Amarylis Did
with her stamens
she motioned me closer
come admire my details
Apparitions Of Spring
like garden ghosts
leaves appear
upon the icy window
Physics At The Brook’s Edge
if time itself could be seen
this is how it would appear
stopped and moving all at once
Power
forcing bulbs seem
to speed the arrival
of spring
Welcomed
the softness
and mysterious white light
oh to be enveloped in silence
Daydream Of Spring
with this blue sky
those raindrops
may bloom into flowers
Pink Birch
all across the landscape
in frills of paper bark
my favorite valentine
Morning Accessorized
the overnight rain
then plummeting degrees
made for us a string of pearls