Mexican Flamevine [Haiku]

frowzy & wonky,
 yet bright & beautiful:
  mexican flamevine

To Prickly Pear Pluckers [Haiku]

the plucking of
prickly pears is at risk
of being pricked

Rose Garden [Haiku]

rose garden.
 last time, decapitated;
  now, in full bloom 

Horny Thorns [Haiku]

cactus thorns
in symmetrical pairs,
like wee bull horns

Sunflower [Haiku]

infinite shades
of yellow-orange
in each petal

DAILY PHOTO: Flowers in the City, Bratislava & Budapest

DAILY PHOTO: Water Lily

Conflicted Botanist Limerick

There once was a Philosopher-Botanist
who, on his jobs, had been an optimist.
But he bred seedless fruits,
and came to feel in cahoots
with purpose-denying nihilist dogmatists.

Iced Wings [Haiku]

ice crystals form
on helicopter seed pods;
will they fly or crash?

Sunflower Field [Haiku]

sunflowers 
huddle together;
the sun hides