I went to Polesden Lacey while the sun was shining to see the iris garden.

A striking hip-height carpet of beautiful irises. Irises are clearly the flower of the year!

A fantastic place to visit this bank holiday weekend!

Visit the National Trust website for information on opening times.

An iris, blinking
in the breeze
nods knowingly.
Like butterfly wings in motion
still.
Paintbrush marks
a shock of
veins
settled deep on the surface
of pattern petals.
A ballet dancer
in full flourish
unfurling an unerring
formation
pointing to their toes
with bowed head and hands.