praise the amaryllis
injecting color
into winter
Defying The Elements
sweet hydrangea
her summer bloom lingers
on a honeycomb of petals
Form’s Fragility
delicate intricacy
each part
depending on the next
The Other Cabbage Rose
paradox of the purple bloom
petals holding both
snow and sun
Untamed Aster
such a freedom of flowering
her delicacy
beguiles her toughness
Depth Of Bloom
lit
from within
soul of the rose
Flame
ablaze
with color
tribute to summer
Wild
color
and form
undomesticated
Music’s Bloom
rhythm of orange
syncopated
by hue
I Saw
the hollyhock
listening
to time fleeting
Guilelessness
all of beauty’s
every sustenance
in the simple rose
Cosmo Macro
at the center
concentration
of life and color
Into The Deep
dive into
delphinium’s
blue depths
Propellers
ready
for take off
the flower drone
Ballerina
a petaled pirouette
peony’s
full turn
Undulating Color
the garden an ocean
peony blooms as if
a sea anemone
Perfection Realized
to see her
cup the sunlight
in her perfect petals
Azalea Ablaze
taking
her moment
in summer’s spotlight
Those Two Iris
they leaned
into each other
as lovers often do
Bronze
a sculpture
grown by June
red metal
Painted Trillium
rare beauty
she blooms mostly
for the forest’s delight
Friendly Conversation
greetings
from the tulips
as the violets wander by
And Your Heart Skips A Beat
sweet as a kiss
upon your cheek
pink tulip’s bloom
Unselfconscious
daffodil’s humility
amplifies
her magnificence
Beauty’s Second Duty
perfectly pretty
the petaled
mulch
Flowering Blue Sky
a petaled
hallelujah
exalting sunny days
She Was My Valentine
one more
amaryllis
kiss
Pink High Notes
pink trumpets
playing
cool jazz
Subzero Heat
siren’s call
across the frozen landscape
red hot red
Essence
the center holds
so many
reverberations of self
