black eyes in the sun~

~Blackeyed Susan~

Blackeyed Susan,

bright flower in the sun,

 yellow petals of late summer

and your dark heart of winter to come,

 youbow ever so gracefully

over the edge of the trim,

newly cut grass, and let go,

in the breeze, your wild seed so that,

 next year, there will be more of you,

and yet when you first blossom we come to know the dusk,

how it settles in a bit sooner each day,

 and how you glow in the light

you seem to have stolen from the moon.

Burt Kimmelman

 

 

yesterday evening as the temperature cooled

 

 

i went out to water our garden

 

 

i couldn't help but notice

 

 

the sun as is danced upon these little beauties

 

 

caressing them with gentle rays

 

 

glistening

 

 

as if bathing in the light

 

 

soaking up the warmth