zinnia – leaf and twig

Nana’s Dooryard Garden

her welcome
always joyous
and abundant

rhythm of orange
syncopated
by hue

your bloom
before the bloom
foretelling of design

continued blooms
the garden’s excuse
not to be put to bed

cut
and come again
generosity of zinnia

take
a moment
in the sun

unexpected
burst of joy
zinnia in orange

Her color’s retired
the beauty of sparseness
revealed

At the center of things
complexity appears simple.

Summoned by common color
a zinnia is the butterfly’s
landing pad.

A servant to beauty
the monarch of color
Zinnia reigns over July.

The brightest colors
are put on display
when royalty visits.