Derring-Do

Golden Ragwort buds

Hopped up with early morning dew —

Breakout audacity

Newly Listed

Garden view spirit house

With seashell tributes below ‑‑

Ideal elfin retreat

Garden Grace

Spring’s garden has awakened.

A myriad of salvia blossoms

Beckon season’s dancing clouds of butterflies.

So, come now, swallowtail.

Make haste, fritillary and zebra.

Your table is set.

Come consume your fill,

And touch my soul with your silent ballet.

Salvia in Sync

Salvia dominate the garden in back,

Their flowers blooming in waves

Then falling away together

Before flowering as one again.

(Seek butterfly conduct for blame.)

Garden Door on Aviles Street

You wouldn’t think,

What with the nicely potted flowers

That flank the stained wooden garden door,

And, what with the bold golden colors

Of the distressed garden wall,

No, you wouldn’t think

That the single, bare, and unassuming branch

Visible through the barred window

Would maintain such a grip on my attention.

Impasse

Squirrel eyeing me on deck,

Shifts gaze to baguette chunks below –

Matter of great import

Spring Sentinel

Birdbath freshly filled
Winged-guest sips in mind --
Tabled-window watching

Thanksgiving Table Setting

The most visible setting in Autumn’s garden,

Milkweed stretches as high as an eye,

With nectar filled goblets to entice passing monarchs,

And ripe virgin leaves to feed royal issue.

Garden Walk #2

Green lizard on green leaves

Pollinator stealth hunting –

Most serene unseen

Garden Walk #1

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Illustrated Coctail Napkin Thoughts

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