flower and child
both in bud
soon to blossom.
—
“so much is in bud.”
-denise levertov
Mar12
Category Archives: flowers
Jul11
may all your weeds be wildflowers.
imagine my surprise
when coming home
noticing the landscapers
had mulched and manured and cleaned
my garden
but in doing so
had removed my garden vision
i’ve been nurturing for a while
a huge mix of wildflower seeds
a naturalized garden
most on the cusp of blooming
it was full and lush and green and tall with stems
so full of potential
the surprise beauty of new flowers
yet to be discovered
i’m sure they just saw weeds
were trying to help me by ‘cleaning it up’
leaving only what they recognized as flowers
i so appreciate all of their work
it’s clear we don’t share the same vision.
—
“man is the only critter who feels the need to label things as flowers or weeds.”
~author unknown
Jun1
flowery language.
today the water flowers spelled out their words in cursive writing
what do you think they were saying?
—
—
“can we speak in flowers? it will be easier for me to understand.”
-nayyirah waheed, Salt
—
furstenberg park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – june 2020
May4
welcome.
what a beautiful welcome
the magnolia trees gave me
their path of petals
leading me back
into my quiet town
—
“you are welcome as the flowers in may.”
-charles macklin
Mar16
bloom.
even in the midst of the most challenging of times
the flowers never cease to bloom.
—
“can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers?”
~ maurice maeterlinck
—
nectarine tree on a sunny day in sierra vista, arizona, usa
Mar2
orchid.
never
in spite of all efforts
have i been able
to keep an orchid alive
somehow
in spite of a pot cracked
on the very first day
and
fingers crossed
trying to care for it
this tiny orchid
has survived
even thrived.
a surprise new flower emerges.
—
“patience is the art of hoping.”
-luc de clapiers
Apr13
present.
kinder collects pretty flowers
picked from the garden
with fairies hiding within
to give to her mom
mom will be so happy
and the fairies will too.
—
“the fleeting flowers-
which mostly bloom for only a couple weeks-
have long served as spiritual metaphors,
and a reminder to live in the present moment.”
-National Geographic magazine
Sep11
a million flowers.
“bees do have a smell, you know,
and if they don’t they should,
for their feet are dusted with spices from a million flowers.”
-ray bradbury – dandelion wine
—
summer 2018, ann arbor
