stepping from the shade
blazing, blazing
like the sun
Portrait Of A Tulip Aflame
Darkness Receding
birds stirring
amongst the reeds
the marsh awakens
The Second Bloom All At Once
newly risen
she blooms again
in shadow
Replicating Reptiles
scute and scaled
no longer a log
now a crocodile
Lingering
the north side
still cold
and leafless
Fern’s Filagree
fronds
scissoring shapes
into negative space
Beauty Mark
the lily’s
staining lipstick
pigment of the sun
Influenced By Neo-impressionists
perhaps is was Seurat
who romanced the azalea leaves
with his pointillism
The Sea Of Clouds
the wind a tide
in the fast moving sky
blue waves crash as clouds
The Mercy Of Houseplants
while it snows
the primrose blooms
conjuring spring
Brittle Suppleness
in every contradiction
a thread
of continuity
Briefly
before
the season of snow
the season of shadows
Pergola
rounded
like the mountains
holding us in the valley
Mysterious Waters
was that
the last of summer
swirling on the surface?
The Formal Garden
fall has taken
most of her flowers
but not her elegance
Origami
fold lines
sharp on the leaf
making mountains
Boardwalk In The Marsh
the walk
itself
is the destination
Competition
not to be outdone
by outside
the houseplant’s leaf
The River The Sunlight And Wind
painted an abstract
capturing
the whole of life
Autumn
shadows
are gaining ground
but light refuses full retreat
Be Where Your Feet Are
the here
of now
contains everything
Wander The Garden
the spirit restores
finding the space of place
along gracious paths
Exuberant Vulnerability
holding both
the fragility and tenacity
of life
Perspicacity
beneath waterlily clouds
the heron contemplates
elusive perceptions
Plight Of The Underappreciated
don’t forget me
the daylily implores
leaning into the spotlight
Down The Road
the blessed old barn
storing our histories
of summer
Captured
wishes gather
into orbs
as light holds hope
Flock Of Trillium
in they flew
on angel wings
or so it seems
Green Goblets
waiting to be filled
with the drink of rain
before fully unfurling
Gilding
it was sunshine
that applied
gold leaf