As Copper and I enjoyed our morning walk this morning,

I couldn’t help notice the vibrant blooms along the way. Whether they blossom in our garden or in the neighborhood, they have served as an exceptional balm during this time of sheltering in place. Copper even knows when it’s time to slow down
and smell the flowers…

“Miss Bougainvillea, luxuriant and sturdy,
unaware of her magical attributes.”
Yours truly

“The earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Love is a flower you’ve got to let grow.”
John Lennon

“The flowers of tomorrow are the seeds of today.”
Anonymous

“After women, flowers are the most divine creation.”
🙂 Christian Dior 

“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
Lady Bird Johnson

“Bloom where you are planted.” Anonymous

“But he who dares not grasp the thorn should never 
crave the rose.” Anne Bronte

“Their colors bring infinite joy
as they are cared for with pride.
The thorns do not lessen their beauty –
not one delicate petal is denied.”
Yours truly – an excerpt from one of my poems

“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.”
Theodore Roethke

“Spring has returned. The earth is like a child
who knows poems.”
Rainer Marina Wilke

A Cup of Spring

Miss Spring sips her tea
as we anticipate
her arrival.
She says, “Be patient,
I will soon bring you
colors so pleasing
and new life, delightful.
But first, Mr. Winter
must finish acting
out his scene.”

Yours truly

I believe Miss Spring kept her promise and I hope these gorgeous blooms were as soothing to you as they were to me. 

Lauren ❤