tulips – Leaf And Twig

Proximity

perhaps it was the wind
that transferred a touch of flaming red
to your buttery petals

as tender administrations
of fragrance and delicacy
to accompany waking and dreaming

yellow, glowing, abundance
in these cosmos
creeping phlox encircle you

tulips whisper
back and forth
about buttercup yellow

an abstraction
of themselves
leaves bloom like petals

a glory of tulips
the crabapple’s inspiration
to burst into bloom

the rock garden
a riot of color
bursting into bloom

greetings
from the tulips
as the violets wander by

chorus line of tulips
all high kicks
and red lipstick

constellation of blooms
bees orbit
the purple planet

side by side
synchronicity
of bending blooms

formal garden
confines created
to illuminate abundance

an instruction of
peaceful coexistence
tulips befriend the dandelions

drink
from the goblet of color
to beauty – fair and fleeting