Bursting

close up photo of a buch of wattle flowers

At first sight of warmth,
wattle pops in full colour—
bursting into song.

Spring

close up photo of a purple flower bud with white micro organisms in the crevices between the petal and the base of the flower — It’s the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere

Budding garden poised:
hands bowed in pious prayer;
safe home to microbes.

Ceaseless

Close up photo of a big red flower that’s past its prime. It’s still fresh, but starting to brown on the edges and developing spots on its petals.

Scarred on the edges,
wrinkles of age on the face—
still, flower shines on.

Balanced

close up photo of the flowers of a rocket (arugala) plant

Flowers don’t worry;
lose their equilibrium—
if bees don’t love them.

Buzzing

Close up photo of a bee, swarming around a bright yellow flower.

Head in the flowers,
working to save the planet—
bees don’t make a scene.