Watercolor Garden

"I must have flowers, always, always ..." -Monet- ________________________ mother taught me about gardens ... all winter she would ponder ... and make plans selecting flowers by texture and shape in a tapestry of colors like bright sun jewels and on planting "day" I wore an aquamarine sundress ... ~ we needed hardy flowers for our changeable climate and mother taught me to use color artfully ~ but no matter what we did ... by mid summer the garden was a wild mosaic tangle of tangerine nasturtium and lemon marigold along with lilac forget-me-nots and a mix of lavender and crimson snapdragons we had lost all control ... ~ oh, we had painted daisies in saffron and watermelon pink and trusting coneflowers in all hues ~ now, my garden is much smaller yet, I still have a vibrant array of flowers a display of changing colors all summer long thrusting, cascading, and tumbling I have climbing wallflowers in chartreuse every view is painted ... in hues like watercolors saturated with sun oh, I love the coral bells ... cascading from baskets ~ let there be color and there is ... like magic ... colorful flowers dance in the breeze ~ _______________________ March 10, 2022 (Repost) Poetry/Free Verse/watercolor garden Copyright Protected, ID 03-1437-760-10 All Rights Reserved, 2022, Constance La France Submitted to the Standard contest, Garden Inspirations (New/Old) sponsor, BJ Legro Kelley, Judged 04/20/2022 Second Place