so much beauty
in the readying
to unfurl
Ripen
You Are Invited
milkweed pod butterfly wings
the welcome sign
for monarch caterpillars
For The Monarchs
there at the edge of darkness
the white flash of milkweed seeding
ensuring a haven for the butterflies return
Come And Go
meadows of milkweed for monarchs
we scan for yellow black stripes
and then the chandeliers of chrysalis
until the triumph of your red-orange winged flight
Invisible Work
birds and seeds
plot the creation
of spring
Spinning Air
the wind
is the web
of the milkweed seed spider
When Being Empty Is Being Whole
dispersed
a meadow star remains
Milkweed Meteorite
well worth
ablation and impact
House Wren On The Garden Rail
where to stay?
when all the world
is home
Sparkle
milkweed’s moment
in the sun
glittering cold
We Didn’t See Him But We Knew He Was Here
old man winter
passes through
leaving his frozen breath behind
Milkweed Snow
the snow
before the snow
beginnings in endings
In Sunlight Milkweed Seed Readies For Flight
from order
evolves the chaos
of creation
Homemaking
seeds ready for flight
intentions set on next season’s
home for monarchs
Humble Abode
unassuming bloom
calling
monarchs home
Alighted
hope
is faith’s comrade
keeping us afloat
Entwined
milkweed pods
and raspberry canes
lovers entwined
To Be Called
each and every seed
listens and waits
for the wind to call its name
inviting its flight on silken wings
Wanderers
like shooting stars
milkweed travels
on wishes and hope
Homemaking
seeds take
feathered flight
for monarchs’ sake.
Milkweed
Mother to monarchs
nurturer and protector
shepherd of beauty.