Last
Blooms
October
came on a dry wind,
the
ground hard and dry.
Summer
was slowly yielding
to
cooler nights.
Ragged
leaves of okra,
tomato,
and zinnia
rustle
in the midday breeze.
 |
Marigolds
have gone to seed,
other
blooms are hanging on.
Zinnias
are faded
with
spotted leaves;
an
ashen grey creeps
across
once vibrant blossoms.
A
single yellow flower
stands
proudly, seemingly untouched
by
autumn wind
and the lone red flag of a geranium
nurtures
its proclamation.
One last okra pod stands
with
the withered blossom
on
its tip.
Pepper
plants and tomato vines
have
exhausted their efforts.
A
bumble bee dances
on
a single Mexican Aster flower
as
if tomorrow
will
rise with the morning.
10/22 ~ CK
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