in the bedroom vase
she carried color and hope
all through the long winter
The Dried Hydrangea
Practice
trust that time
and light and your breath
will move without effort
Purple Midnight
a single bloom
comprises beauty’s
vast powers
Matinee
seedheads star
in a shadow play of summer
produced by winter light
A Cure
be with
a dahlia bathed in sunlight
and feel your spirit rise
Power
forcing bulbs seem
to speed the arrival
of spring
Sweet Perfection
make mine
two scoops
of chocolate dahlia
Oh Dahlia
lady in red
takes
her star turn
Arrangements
purple and green
each porcelain vase
awaits her tulip
Contained
birch vase holds
blooms and departures
the fall bouquet
Gathered
the spirit of the meadow
resides in the abundance
brought indoors