Rituals

Close up photo of three tomato plants and several unripe cherry tomatoes entwined with one another.

Summer gardeners
checking on the tomatoes;
daily mindfulness.

Safe

Close up photo of a tiny bird’s egg in a nest, on the ground, surrounded by grass.

Nest on my garden
tiny egg nestled within—
mulch keeping it cool.

Dying

Close up photo of a red rose with most of its petals dropped.

A broken red rose
bleeds all over my front yard—
spring breeze pays homage.

Photogenic

close up photo of a pink rose bud

Typical subject:
shies away from camera—
portrait of a rose.

Rolled

Close up photo of a yellow rose bud, with tightly wrapped petals.

Roll of fresh bank notes—
happiness for most people;
tightly bound rose bud.