a house for a million questions
zinna’s petals plucked
reveal only one answer
Row Upon Row
Beauty Of The Spent Bloom
grace remained
even after
your youth departed
Head Turner
columbine
in profile
no bad side
Deliverance
in the fullness of the sun
the deepest darkness
broken open
Flowers Look
Dahlia
watches the world
through lavender lashes
Innocence
white peony
purity expressed
in petals
Perennials
teaching with beauty
lessons of impermanence
in the eternal now
We Each Bloom In Our Own Time
unique
to each individual
the perfect timing
Each And All Of It
so often
the garden reveals how
the whole is more than the sum of parts
Overture
spring time’s
sublime slow opening
of raindrops and subtle hues
One Among Many
oh to be a petal
in a community
that is a flower
Expressions
the violas smile
so fresh and full
revel in their joyful greeting
Pretty Is As Pretty Does
magnificence incarnate
your humble name
carnation
Gorgeousness
the orchid’s dance
of color, light, shape and size
is danced in stillness
Green Refuge In A Houseplant
petals or leaves
self or shadow
beauty is beauty
Bloom Tone
amaryllis in
contralto voice
serenade for spring
First Glance
the garden appeared empty
but beauty sought
is beauty found
The Beholder
petals long gone
I still see
you blooming
Buoyed By Bulbs
amaryllis bloom
her color breaks
this grey day’s grip
Winter Nosegay
cyclamen blooms
who knew
they would last and last
Pink Poinsettia
every time
she’s seen
a smile
Oh To Bloom On
November sun transforms
the frost on the mums
into tears of joy
The Last To Bloom
more beloved are these
for their magnanimity
in the dwindling garden
Respite
the worn bloom
finds shade and support
on the rock wall
in the bud yet to flower
Coding
the universe is ordered
with Fibonacci”s sequence
and beauty’s unfurling spiral
Beyond A Name
dahlia petals proving
to call them red
is just an attempt
at an indescribable description
Open
unfurl yourself
be bold with fragilities
and the compliments of complexities
Hellenium Autumnale
like angels gathered
in their halos of gold
chaperoning the season’s change
The Hollyhock Reserved
the bloom demures from view
what trust and courage it must take
to reveal the source of your enigmatic state
A Cure
be with
a dahlia bathed in sunlight
and feel your spirit rise
