forcing bulbs seem
to speed the arrival
of spring
Power
Oh To Be
full of light
and flourishing
in the dead of winter
Finding Flowers
dried by time
soaked by winter
and still blooming
Summer Will Not Be Forgotten
a final
brilliant bloom
burned into memory
Steadfast
while garden beds are sleeping
there’s you blooming
in grand abundance
Wearing The Blush Of Cold
succulent roses
tenacious as barnacles
cling to the end of autumn
Reward
brought inside
before the hard frost
a bloom of recompence
To The Hydrangea
cold
is a kind
of coloring stick
As One
October rose
basked in the sun
I basked in her beauty
Within Reach
yesterday’s sunrise
appeared again
in today’s dahlia
Sunshine’s Sunshine
namesake
the goddess
of energy and light
Generosity
rain and roses
more gifts
from September
Amongst Blooms
in the petaled shade
a monarch’s
momentary pause
Still Strong
time worn petals
do not detract
from her stellar vibrancy
Times Of Stark Relief
the light
of a certain kind
of sunflower night
Daydreams
the world
is muted and precise
all at once
Brightened
petaled lumens
mood lighting
the landscape
Rose Interior
rain drops gather
on the inner sanctum
of beauty
A Second Bloom
the imperative
to seed
intensifies the color
Blossom’s Bouquet
ever clever
hydrangea creates
a bouquet within her blossom
Time’s Turning
summer’s life seen
as a kaleidoscope
of colors
Her Reign Of Spring
peony the queen
presides
with pomp and circumstance
Conundrum Of Beauty
like the backs of stars
the undersides of flowers
deliver the inverse of beauty as beauty
The Garden’s Centerpiece
a peony bowl
petals
holding light
Late Arrival
one more
joyful shout
of spring
Sweet Primrose
they leaned forward
as if
to greet me
Daffodil In Profile
a floral vanity
the consciousness
of one’s best side
Crocus In Light
in part
it seems
they create the light
Beauty Mark
the lily’s
staining lipstick
pigment of the sun
Valentine Delivery
that minx
the geranium
delivering deep red