Freshly picked wishes
a bundle of encouragement –
immunity boost!
(For Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge.)
Pick-me-ups!
Tag: flowers
Pink!
Pink petunias
suspended from white porch rail –
gift to passerby.
(For Cee’s FOTD)
Brown-eyed
Wilting
The prime of summer never lasts, especially with the heat of August. We are in the midst of moving and I feel like the lily, losing its pizzaz. I am also resonating with the lost glory of the bloom below:
Floral Balm
Eye-catching colour
contrast of red on yellow –
I forget the rain.
(For Cee’s Flower of the Day)
Appreciation
Flowers greet the rain
face up appreciation –
nourishment’s glow.
(For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)
Spring Serves As Reminder
Even the old flower –
this appearance of decrepitude
merely camouflage
for the soul is eternal
reaches for renewal
and at every opportunity
blossoms….
(For Lens-Artist’s Photo Challenge: Spring.)
Singularly Sublime
Delicately Opening
Closed signs turn cautiously
trepidation persists –
are openings wise at this time?
Spring ignores man’s conflicts
delicately asserts her voice
delivers a message of renewal
A reminder to all hearts to set aside worry
open anew to the wonders around us –
all else will fall in place in its own time.
(For A Photo A Week Challenge: opening; and Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: delicate colours.)
Power of a Rose
How is it that a rose knows
secrets buried deep –
that softness of hue,
hardiness of bearing,
can elicit such sentiment,
unleash nostalgic ache?
(Posted for Cee’s Flower of the Day. Image from my garden.)
