Elder weed sends up
starry-white flowers,
mini-Queen Anne’s lace.
Its rhizome roots
crowd out hapless
coral bells and astilbe
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Tag Archives: Flower
That June Glow
June’s mid-day glow
turned my daughter’s pale cheeks
rosy as flowers
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The Four Winds Blow
a still moment,
after the frenzied four winds
blew the dust away
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Together
petalled, leafed and bare,
together through the long years
branches twined
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The Heart in Spring
trembling magnolias
feeling the cold wind’s touch
each petal shivers
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First Flowers
after snowmelt,
the first flowers have
a special magic
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A Sweet Sting
remembering
my mother,
arms wide and strong
like tree branches
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Quiet Heart
the sinking sun’s
final golden rays light
my quiet heart
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Lavender Song
Simple as a Flower
trembling pink stars
cause me to pause,
thankful
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Happy 4th!
garden fireworks,
summer itself celebrates
in red, white and blue
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Cottage Rose Summers
lackluster weeding
humid weekend afternoon,
scent of roses
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Notes: The subtle scent of cottage roses lifts my spirits. A little fertilizer last year has made all the difference. I hope your garden is repaying your efforts with the invisible magic of scents.
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