perfectly shaped orbs
intoxicating fragrance
snowballs of springtime
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Masks
little squares of cloth
wielding protective powers —
grateful for my masks
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Converge
bursting into bloom
the blossoms converge as one
filling all the space
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Destructive Beauty
storm clouds rolling in
light, dark — trees in silhouette
destructive beauty
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Balance
tendrils of maroon
floating in a sea of green
delicate balance
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Lone Bloom
ahead of her peers
showing off spring finery
lone bloom, many buds
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Monet
backdrop of lilacs
dappled in afternoon light
a Monet landscape
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Rose
first rose of summer
diminutive, tentative
petals unfurling
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Welcome
constructed with care
to await new arrivals
welcoming them home
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Creations
little hands worked hard
on creations filled with love —
my heart is smiling
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Mother's Day
maternal embrace
timeless and universal
and never too old
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Advice
wise words of advice
often given to others —
hard to give to self
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Tulips
rainbow of tulips
bold, bright, never reticent
technicolor blooms
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Hero
r. hero stands guard
outside a kids’ hospital
many heroes there
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Emerge
from place of challenge
finding a way to emerge
grow, thrive, and flourish
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Scale
it’s all about scale —
mountain climbing for insect
small petal for us
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Taking Turns
succession of bloom
now it’s crabapples’ moment —
nature taking turns
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Epitaph
describing a life
what impact will be recalled —
I hope it is this
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Bleeding Hearts
delicate, pink hearts
bleeding but never broken
bowing toward the earth
#HaikuChallenge21 -- Bloom
Christmas cactus blooms —
don’t look at the calendar
it makes its own rules