
a rose retaining its grip
upon summer’s dream
poetry, prose, and photography


as the water beads
flowing across the petals
rains drift westward

on my window sill
this flower's joyful visage
enjoying the sunlight

feeding on sunlight
while reaching through the green leaves
nourished by the earth

underneath the mists
colors spring forth from the cold
autumn keeps moving

upon these petals
this bee feasts upon nectar
then, on to the next

within the sunlight
moving in the summer breeze
the scent of salt air

morning glory
rising to meet the dawn
within my garden

after the rain
a single blossom
sunlight returns