royalty – leaf and twig

Resplendent Abundance

delphinium crowns
the yarrow masses
flanked by seeding lily

at her command
buttercup and thistle’s
pomp and circumstance

taciturn
winter wore
a crown of bittersweet

monarchs without wings
the king and queen
of spring

in snow diamond crowns
the court of Queen Anne presides
beauty is their decree

queen of the flowering vines
reigns in robes of royal purple

with a crown
of ruby fruit
the queen presides

splendid summer day
royalty and the working class
share the same sun

lacy queens patiently sit
for their still life portrait
by the pond

Noble in color, royal in birthright
Iris is the garden’s rainbow goddess.