Purple rosebudReady to uncurlUnfurl to the summerAfternoon heat,Poised to greetAn evening rain.

Waist high clover In the pasture brims with Bumblebees and butterfliesI love the purple Coral Hairstreaks,The yellow Cloudless Sulphurs,The Mulberry-wing Skippers,And Pipevine SwallowtailsIn a buzzing, humming, Sunfilled butterfly paradise.

Tree laceSpun by angels Overnight? Sip The morning's dewConvert it to nectarFor bees that makeThe tree hum,Hum, hum likeAunt Anna humsCrocheting lace.