pretty is
as
pretty does
Augury
shade foreshadows winter
waiting in the wings of fall
A Gate With A View
the world awaits
outside the garden gate
Sunlit
a grace note
of autumn light
plays upon the lily pond
Insomnia
before the toad
is ready to retire
the garden is put to bed
Mapped
the continents
of some brave new world
are mapped upon the leaf
Glide
in a silent world
where the self is heard
motion is effortless
Revealed
nature reflects
the whole
of everything
Teenagers
the world
was created
for their exploration
Magnificence
her majesty
saves a place for me
while holding up the sky
Who?
what berry be this
so boldly red
in its dead fern bed
Before the Journey
on still water
geese convene
at the heron nest
Full
pink cloud
the lily blooms
filling the sky
Dwelling
between the leaves
resides
the house of mysteries
Turn, Turn, Turn
hydrangea turns
becoming and beaconing
the season’s change
August Pond
autumn whispers
on the wind
casting seeds
amidst the greens
Sunflower Power
temptation
bests the birds
they sample seeds
too raw to be ready
Sudden Appearance
blush topped
and procelean stemmed
magic
Gloriosa
mars orbits the garden
with her hydrangea and coneflower moons
a galaxy of blooms
Elsie and the Queen
splendid summer day
royalty and the working class
share the same sun
Together
each needle of the thistle seeks
the thread that holds us together
Grasshopper
on the pebble path
a pause
to merge and rest
Respect
a freshly mown field
honors the old barn
Growth
from green to blue to brown
many are the colors of the pine’s crown
Flower Fowl
clutch of blooms
hens and chicks
cluck in colors
Breath
a frog jumps
the pond breathes
in ripples
Merry Meadow
a swath of wild flowers
lead to the road home
Mountain Flower
mountain of pink
a landscape of blooms
mirrors the granite outcropping
Panoply
delicate down
provocative protection
Basking
tiny toad
on a wild lily leaf
soaking up the sun