Just experienced one of those glorious moments when nature overcomes our (or rather, my) ineptitude. A sunflower, pot sown far too late to bloom, bursts into flower just as October turns into November. Beautiful amongst the otherwise seasonal drabness and certainly lovely enough to provoke a few lines.
Photo by Pam
To a Sunflower
Late I sowed;
so, late you flowered
to grace a chilly autumn day;
your vivid yellow, joyfully
gleaming in sun’s slanting rays.