Haiku About Flowers

MOTHER NATURE SPEAKS:CROCUS BREAK THROUGH SNOW, THEIR BLOOMSPUSH-UP-PURPLE GRINS.

BLOOM

BE A WILDFLOWER.GROW BETWEEN CRACKS WHERE YOU WEREN’TEXPECTED TO BLOOM.

SPRING DREAMTHE FLOWER BUCKETFULL OF RAIN

SPRING

WHERE THE GIANT PINEONCE STOOD –NODDING DAFFODILS.

SQUASH FLOWERING

AWAITING FIRST FROSTBRIGHT SQUASH BLOSSOMS BREATH GOLDENBEES BRUSH YOUR GREY LOCKS

IN EACH LITTLE NESTOF QUEEN ANNE’S LACE, A DOLLOPOF LAST NIGHT’S SNOWFALL.

WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU, ROSE,THORNS ‘NEATH LUSCIOUS PETALS, WHONEEDS ANEMONES?

BLACK-EYED SUSANSSUMMER’S COMMON WILDFLOWERTOPAZ OF ROADSIDES

FOR ALL THE FLOWERS

THERE IS NOWHERE THAT I NEED TO BEONLY THE DESIRETO STAND OUT IN THE SUN

ORCHARD

LUSH PINK BLOSSOMSWILT AND FADE, MAKE WAYFOR A HARVEST OF GOLD AND GREEN

ITS SEVERED VINE WRAPPEDABOUT THE PLASTIC LAWN CHAIR,THE MORNING GLORY BLOOMS....

SNOW-COVERED BLOSSOMSOF YELLOW FORSYTHIAWINTER WILL NOT REST

WISHFUL THINKING -INTO THE WELLA TOSSED PEONY

CONFETTI

BLOSSOM EXPLOSIONFUTILE CONFETTIBEARS NO FRUIT

VALENTINE'S DAYONE MAN BUYS TWO BOUQUETS OFRED ROSES...

A MILLION DEADFLOWERS- THE WINDA USEFUL RAKE

OUT IN THE GARDENOF ZEN, A HUMMINGBIRD CHECKSFLOWERS FOR NECTAR

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FIRST SCENT OF JASMINE,FAINT AND CERTAIN—WHOM TO TELL?

AMONG FROZEN RIVERS

SEASONS BLOOM FLOWERS,FLOW WATERS; ONE WHITE LILYSTILL COVERED WITH SNOW.

PROTECTIONSUNFLOWER IN THE GREENHOUSEDAUGHTER IN A FATHER’S EYE

AT THE ART GALLERYAN AFTERNOON STROLLIN A BLUEBELL FIELD

WIND II

BLUSTER OF THE WINDDANDELIONS WITH BALD-HEADSNOD IN UNISON

PARTING ROSE

ONE ROSE IN THE VASEREACHING SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHTRED LIPS KISS GOODBYE.

MIDWEST FIELDS

SUNFLOWER PETALSINTENSE RED LEMON COLORONLY ONE LIKE YOU

JULY HOSTA SPROUTS

JULY HOSTA SPROUTS,LADDERS OF LAVENDERBUDS, BLOOMING RUNGS.

LIFE LESSONS

MY FIFTEENTH SUMMERREALIZING QUEEN ANNE'S LACEIS JUST A WEED

FLOWER PETALS

PETALS IN THE WATERSEPARATE AS EACH OF THEMGO THEIR DIFFERENT WAYS.

RIGHT BEFORE WINTER

PINK CHRYSANTHEMUMSINSIDE THE HIDDEN GARDENALONG THE ENTRANCE

AZALEA BLOSSOM

UNSEASONABLEAZALEA BLOSSOM SHIVERSAND WILTS - MUCH TOO SOON

SPRING HAIKU

THE TULIPS STAND PROUDCOLORS SING SOUNDS OF WATERSUNSHINE WARMS PETALS.

SUNSHINE

RAY OF PEACE SINGINGRAYS OF BLUE TRULY BRINGINGROSES OF SWEET AIR.

NATURE'S PERFORMANCE

WIND BLOWS MAKING MUSICFLOWERS SWAY IN SUN RAYSDANCING IN THE SPOTLIGHT

HOT PINK CREPE MYRTLEFLOWERS SWAYED BY SULTRY WINDS –COTTON CLOTHES DRYING

LADEN WITH FLOWERSTHE ROSE OF SHARON BOWS TOTHE GARDEN BUDDHA

A MORNING GLORYWRAPS ITS VINES AROUND A POST,PURPLE FLOWERS BLOOM

JARS OF SAUERKRAUT

JARS OF SAUERKRAUTSTILL IN THE OLD ROOT CELLAR--IN THE AIR WILD ROSES

FRIDAY MORNING

FIRST BLUSH OF COLORPEACH SKY PEEKS THROUGH MAGNOLIAHUMMINGBIRD ARRIVES

A RECOGNIZABLE TUNEWAFTING DOWN THE STAIRS—YELLOW TULIPS

UNSOUND SPRING: SCENE ONE

LEGIONS OF DANDELIONSTRAMPLE DOWN A SLOPE;STRANGLES WINTER IN ITS FINAL WORDS.

INDIGO LADIES

INDIGO LADIESDANCE ON THE WINDOW SILLHOLLYHOCKS

THE MORNING GLORYVINE CRAWLS ALONG THE FENCE TOMEET THE NEIGHBOR’S SHEARS

OLD MAN'S HAIR

SPRING BREEZERUFFLES OLD MAN'S HAIRA DANDELION –

IBERIS

FIRST DAY HOMEHEFTY IBERIS BLOSSOMSFILLS CHILLY VOIDS

SNOWDROPS

SNOW ON EYELASHES--FROZEN BLUE FORGET-ME-NOTSMELT TO TEARS, STREAMING.

RAINDROPS

RAINDROPS BEADED ONSOFT PINK PEONY PETALSSPRINGTIME ENCHANTMENT

BEYOND FOREVER

BEYOND FOREVERYOUR SMILE A ROSEBLOOMS

EARLY SPRING HAIKU

BIRDSONGS CLEAR THE AIR.EAGER FLOWERS NOD AND BLUSH.SAINT-LIKE, SPRING APPEARS.

SEPPUKU

SAKURA BLOSSOMSIN WAVES OF RED WATERFALLSSPILLS OUT MY CENTER

PUSHING DAISIES

WHITE PETALS YELLOWDAISIES PUSHING FROM BELOWTIME FOR ME TO GO

THREE FLOWERS

THREE LONELY FLOWERSWHOSE ROOTS ENTANGLE AND STRANGLESORROW IN THEIR LOVE

LILY

THE SMALLEST BLOSSOMSLOWLY GROWS INTO BEAUTYA FLOWER THE SAME

#656

MORNING BREEZEONE FLOWER BOWSTO ANOTHER

ALOFT

FLOWERS FLOAT ON TOPOF GLASS HOLDING BACK THE DARKNESSSITTING UNDERNEATH

MY GARDENIA

MY GARDENIAPLUMP, WHITE, READY TO BURSTNEVER BLOOMS

AUTUMN LIGHTTHE RED FLOWERBLEEDING THE WEEDS

SAGUARO BLOSSOM

DELICATE FLOWER:SOFT MEAT, WHITE SKIN. HUMMINGBIRDFEASTING. SUMMER WIND.

AUTUMN SHOWER

A SOFT MIST CRAWLS INPURPLE FLOWERS SHOWER, ANTSTUCK AWAY UNDER SHADE

FIRST DAFFODILS- MARCH

GREEN SHOOTS IN A RINGSURROUND CLUMPS OF GREYING SNOW.THE LAWS FAVOR SPRING.

AFTERNOON PRAYER

HEAVY CLOUDS LINGERWITHHOLDING PRECIOUS BOUNTYTULIPS BOW THEIR HEADS

PETALS

ROUND DARK SILHOUETTECOCOONED VELVET UNCOILS OUTSPRING WARMS THE PETALS

DAISIES OF GOLD

SUNLIGHT BATHES THE FIELDDAISIES BLOOM IN STREAKS OF GOLDSMILING TO THE SUN.

DANDELION

CHUBBY FINGERS PICKLOVE TOKENS IN MOMMY POTS.SUNSHINE ON A STEM.

BLOSSOM

POLLEN INVADES THE AIRSOFT PETALS REVEAL BEAUTYLOVELY BEGINNING

TUFTS OF HYDRANGEASGATHERED ON MY NEIGHBOR’S PORCH,PERIWINKLE CLOUDS.

DEFIANTJUST BEYOND THE MOWERA LAST DANDELION

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMS

FRAGILE WHITE BLOSSOMSSPRINKLED ON DROOPY PINE LIMBSTAP DANCE IN THE BREEZE

HAWAII FLOWERS

BIRDS OF PARADISE,STRONG COLORS BUT NO FRAGRANCE--ISLANDS’ STRANGE PUZZLE.

THE SNOW ROSE

THE SNOW ROSEOVER THE DEADWINTER BLOOMS

HUMMINGBIRD

HUMMINGBIRD HOVERSOVER RED GERANIUMNECTAR’S SWEET SUPPLY

ITS PETALS

MOON FLOWER--A SENSE OF HOPEIN ITS PETALS

SWEET SECRET

BEFORE THE WEDDINGWHITE HYACINTHS BLOOM BRAVELYIN THE DARK GARAGE.

AFTER

LILTING SIDEWAYS, THEDRUNKEN DAFFODILS GIGGLEDRIPPING RAINWATER

PAPER FLOWER

A PAPER FLOWERIN A VASE NEEDS NO WATERBUT WILL NEVER BLOOM