Category Archives: Flora

Garden Cosmos

Posted on September 27, 2026 by sputterpub

September brings the Garden Cosmos up.Unplanned or sown the lanky volunteeremerges, shoots to height, and sprouts a cupof purple that surrounds a central spherein split-pea hue bedecked with yellows. Nearthe blooms the hummingbirds and bees are seenin flit and flutter … Continue reading →

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Begging Blooms

Posted on September 22, 2026 by sputterpub

I never loved the roses in my yard.Somebody planted them and made them growoutside the kitchen windows, like a guardthat stood when I came 20 years ago.They brandish clever thorns and scanty scent.They droop in vase and petals don’t unfurl.A … Continue reading →

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Lone Fir

Posted on August 22, 2026 by sputterpub

We walked the cemetery’s length to findthe namesake fir that doesn’t stand alone.One hundred eighty years have intertwinedthe view above with legion leaves and tone.An almost-arboretum now, a kindof shelter for the beds of dust and bone,we wandered grateful for … Continue reading →

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Home Work

Posted on July 18, 2026 by sputterpub

My gardener is missing working weeks.The man’s unwell and though I think he’ll mend,for now I’m not portraying one who seeksto hire expertise. For I intendto daily do a bit. The pokeweed speakseach morning, even now too strong to bend,while … Continue reading →

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Pedal Petals

Posted on May 22, 2026 by sputterpub

Arrested by pinkpetals as I pace up hill,my pause is well paid.

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Trimmed

Posted on May 17, 2026 by sputterpub

I’ve walked this neighborhood near 20 years,and here’s a tree that often grabs my gaze.From autumn till past April it appearswell-shaped but maybe dead. Then lit with May’sextended sunlight it sends blooming spearsof buds. Each spring I greet belated spraysof … Continue reading →

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After Spring Rain

Posted on April 9, 2026 by sputterpub

The vernal rain that wet us yesterday,continuing to drizzle overnight,made blossoms droop and leafing branchlets splayupon the ground and wooden walk. The sightof greenlings down comprised a dawn display.I sheared and composted by early light,and spooked a baby skunk that … Continue reading →

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Arriving Here

Posted on April 8, 2026 by sputterpub

I left four days ago, before the bloom.Now racemes of wisteria cascade.They hang like leis outside my welcome room,and pause my burdened homecoming parade.I’m sorry I missed buds, but wouldn’t trademy travel for the lacy white debut.I earned good memories … Continue reading →

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Weed Welcome

Posted on March 27, 2026 by sputterpub

I know we call them weeds, but they look goodalong the entrance path. And even thoughthey’ll either dry to straw-pale clumps that shouldbe pulled or, irrigated, overgrow,for now I like the way they edge fence woodand soft-imply sweet water underflow.Geranium … Continue reading →

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EucalyptusX

Posted on March 22, 2026 by sputterpub

The deck is daily dotted with these bloomsI don’t recall encountering before,inviting pollination, one assumes,that leads to seeds like Phillips screws galorethat injure unshod feet and clutter floor.I don’t know what the blossom falls suggest.I hope this doesn’t mean the … Continue reading →

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