rosied by cold
snuggled into rocks
a carpet of bloom
December Roses
In Exchange
color leaving leaves
to redden berries and set the seeds
the bargain that autumn demands
Frost Dodger
as summer wanes
each flower more precious
for the precariousness
Aspiration
rock and lichen
give rise to
new life’s watch tower
Slow Rising
the earth awoke
with tiny blooms
as tulips trumpet spring
En Masse
a pink cascade
rushes over
rocks