Summer's Last Flower
My hand cupped
My hand cupped
the last flower of summer,
its deep purple velvet
a bit bedraggled now.
I watched a raucous
squad of geese
heading away away
in ragged formation.
I heard the ululant
wind sweeping aside
the summer sun.
I tasted the sweetness
of a lingering tomato
nurtured by love.
I inhaled the aroma
of cinnamon and apples
and the coming season.
I heaved a tragic sigh.
However…
the flower, the birds
the tomato and the sun
will come again.
For now, let's eat pie!
This is a One Shot Wednesday Poem.
I loved the very first stanza/haiku. It could stand alone.
ReplyDeleteThe joys of the next season will be upon you soon too.
ReplyDeleteLove the pic of your dog too.
i love your poem...i can't believe you still have tomatoes! nice! i wish you could share through the computer screen. :)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, that was lovely...! You paint a beautiful picture with your words.
ReplyDeletegreat stuff and excellent images with them
ReplyDeleteIndeed! So many treasures in the fall too. :c)
ReplyDeleteAutumn IS the season of pie...apple, pumpkin, and pecan, oh my!
ReplyDeleteOh pie... Every season brings new gifts! This was a great way to start the day.
ReplyDeleteDid I hear pie?! Lovely pics and thoughts, Bug.
ReplyDeletecute. And those geese? they passed over my house the other day.
ReplyDeleteboy don't we just feel like the last flower of the season
ReplyDeleteI guess if we have them in front of us
we still have them
so enjoy
I have a riot of tomato plants in my side garden by the garage -- still producing this little yellow globes, and each day edging closer to death from frost.
ReplyDeleteBut, as you suggest, spring will come.
Good poem(s).
i will definitely take a slice while we wait...smiles.
ReplyDeleteYour poem and the pictures made me sigh deeply, and also smile. Our next tomatoes won`t appear till next July. But I planted masses of strawberries! And tulips which will sleep in the ground now and spring up in spring. Oh, but the winter! Please, not as much snow as last year!
ReplyDeletehow nice! i loved the lingering tomato
ReplyDeletenurtured by love..
Make mine ala-mode, please!
ReplyDeleteNice One Shot, Bug!
Quite a natures journey and the end was surprising.. I liked it.
ReplyDeleteॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
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LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, make mine a double!
ReplyDeleteGreat farewell to the season. Excellent One Shot.
ReplyDeletea wonderful tribute to a wonderful season...loved reading this..cheers pete
ReplyDeleteit's been dark here in the mornings and evenings for a few weeks now and the leaves are falling from the trees
ReplyDeleteYour poem was great
Excellent writing.
ReplyDeleteThis was as sweet as pie! Enjoyed the poetry and the images!
ReplyDeleteI just need directions to the pie, please.
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