Category Archives: Flora

May Garden

Posted on May 24, 2022 by sputterpub

It’s time to turn the sprinklers on. TodayI checked the settings and I flipped the switch.We used to wait until the end of May,but winter didn’t pour on rain enough.The situation elsewhere’s worse. They saythat west of Rocky Mountains all … Continue reading →

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Naked Limbs

Posted on April 24, 2022 by sputterpub

My route to BART is level, scenic, fine.It passes through two neighborhoods of storesand blocks of homes and gardens that alignwith asphalt streets and concrete walks. Outdoorsis lovely all the way, adorned with scoresof trees. I notice one specifically:well-shaped and … Continue reading →

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The Wisteria Surprise

Posted on April 22, 2022 by sputterpub

Wisteria I purchased to replacean older plant that was a casualtyof tradesmen working in this crowded space,is trying in my shady yard to bea healthy specimen, with purple laceabloom in spring. That’s the varietywe planted, so I’m startled by this … Continue reading →

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Emerging Ferns

Posted on April 2, 2022 by sputterpub

My favorite color’s blue, and yet it’s greenthat draws my eyes, escorts relief’s returnand opens me to hope. A forest scenedoes not forebode – the myths they had me learn,the symbols shown, to me they didn’t meana truth, but made … Continue reading →

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Persimmon Leaves

Posted on March 13, 2022 by sputterpub

Persimmon leaves beadthe tips of naked branchesand signify spring.

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Iris Surprise

Posted on January 31, 2022 by sputterpub

Before the end of January here,the yards and gardens sprout with signs of spring.Oxalis blooms and tulips start to spearthe air with blades of green, betokeninga change of season early in the year.For just as winter comes before we singNoel, … Continue reading →

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The Dwarf

Posted on January 22, 2022 by sputterpub

The lemon tree’s a dwarf and in a pot,and though the garden’s shady, most the plantsare thriving whether weather’s good or not,but that poor lemon never had a chance.No matter where, it drooped like it forgotthe path to prosper and … Continue reading →

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Limbs and Leaves

Posted on November 28, 2021 by sputterpub

The noise of wind awoke me late last night,exhaling harsh and analog above.I heard at times the clunk of branches, rightoutside my door, as autumn gave a shoveto limbs and leaves migrating to the ground,without a forecast warning. That’s okay … Continue reading →

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Feeding Time

Posted on November 27, 2021 by sputterpub

Observing squirrels through a pane of glass,I see them growing fatter every day.Voraciously they forage, adding massand making tree limbs bounce from what they weigh.They’re full of flora calories and sass.They vandalize the plants and throw awaythe bulk of what … Continue reading →

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Persimmon

Posted on November 20, 2021 by sputterpub

Persimmon leaves turndownward and to shades of blaze,fall-ready to fall.

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