the garden appeared empty
but beauty sought
is beauty found
First Glance
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
Pause
while in admiration
everything else retreats
and the now is peacefulness beautified
Orchestra Of Colors
lily’s song of joy
resounding in the misty morn
pink overture to a summer’s day
Willing
in the garden I begin to learn
how to let difficulties pass
like shadows across a petals
Sun Catcher Dream Catcher
dahlia’s petaled hoop
filtering light from dark
dreams from daymares
Sundial
a shadow falls
across the face
of time
Amongst
all the same
while each one difference
such is universality
All Sorts And Conditions
newness and perfection
are short lived
life takes
and the flowers give
Evolution Of A Bloom
opened and yet closed
the very center
still to reveal all its complexities
What Friends Do
the lily
happy to be
susan’s umbrella
Simplicity
unencumbered
by pretension
pure perfection
Dawning Rose
she opens
lightening and brightening
expanding into the whole of the day
Explorers Dare Encounter
petal-jawed garden dragons
who feast on rain
and daydreams
Promise
a preview of pink
before petals can
even imagine individuation
Reawakened
when my flame of awe flickers
nature’s beauty
fans it back to fire
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
Happiness
small and simple
yet a delight of details
waiting to catch your attention