The Petunia Looking Back

deep inside
a piercing
green eye

The Painted Fern

a perfection
of details and form
waiting to be discovered

Style

dapper in herringbone vest
‘ready to wear’
the couture of birds

Last Year’s Leaves

while leaving
they reveal the beauty
of their complexities

Apparition

the ghost
of hosta’s
past

Oak And Heuchera Juxtaposed

rain revealed
a still purple leaf
preserved by cold

They Dwell Together

length of birch
layers of brick
swirling of snow

One of Many

the shadow reveals
another definition
of self

Keyhole

the aperture
through which
time and seasons pass

Music’s Bloom

rhythm of orange
syncopated
by hue

Zinnia Bud

your bloom
before the bloom
foretelling of design

Cruciferous Cabbage

purple veins
pulsing
with nutrients

Within

hidden inside
tiny delicate flowers
can’t help but bloom

River Crossing

ripples reveal
the zig zag ways
of paddling paws

Everywhere

divine beauty
resides with us
in every ordinary thing

Magnolia

latticework
of bud and branch
holding up blue sky

You and You Again

a second
beauty made
by your shadow

Winter’s Pattern

covered branches
the forest’s
cable knit sweater

Plant’s Paw

the big
green footprint
of spring

Following Directions

houseplant’s leaf
color leading
to the great outdoors