delicate beauties
defended
by a century’s thorns
Flower Found
a winter rose
pink petal bark
the birch in bloom
Thorns
could we meet
in the space
between the thorns
The Hereafter
the bloom
after the petal bloom
twice born rose
Withstanding
despite
a freezing night
still she blooms
Memory’s Fragrance
September bloom
slight spice of fall
all the past recalled
Sacred Emily
petals poised
in perfection
transcended by
her scent sublime
Of Rust and Roses
the old boxcar
and winter rose in spring
companions in endings
Armament
a lace of thorns
such fierce protection
the wild rose grows
Spring Flowering
a rose
of snow
bloomed in March
Rosebud, Rosebud
brief be
the precious buds
prior to unfolding
Residence
Across the bridge of otherness
innocence resides in a white rose.
Tattered Wing
Beauty is as beauty does
a swallowtail adores the rose.
Tenderness
open hearted
yellow rose
steadfast friend
A Rose Is A Rose
Tree bark grows
a lichen rose.
Rock Blossom
Granite grows a rose
with lichen petals and lichen leaves.
Succulent Rose
Perfection appears
in a tangle of winter’s residue.
Forest Mistress
Ancient acorn woman
wanders the forest floor
tends the wild rose
