across the water
white feathers converse
with white flowers
The Queen’s Heron
Resplendent Abundance
delphinium crowns
the yarrow masses
flanked by seeding lily
The Queen’s Roadside Court
at her command
buttercup and thistle’s
pomp and circumstance
Ice Queen
taciturn
winter wore
a crown of bittersweet
The Garden’s Royal Couple
monarchs without wings
the king and queen
of spring
Queen’s Court
in snow diamond crowns
the court of Queen Anne presides
beauty is their decree
Clematis, Her Majesty
queen of the flowering vines
reigns in robes of royal purple
Apple Majesty
with a crown
of ruby fruit
the queen presides
Elsie and the Queen
splendid summer day
royalty and the working class
share the same sun
Snow Queens
lacy queens patiently sit
for their still life portrait
by the pond
Fleur-de-lis
Noble in color, royal in birthright
Iris is the garden’s rainbow goddess.