In the half light
Of a veiled sunrise,
Trees bow and sway
With anticipation.
The eastern horizon
Bruised and mouldering
Prepares the cloud bank -
Nimbus - dark and laden.
At bus shelters and train stations
Young women fight to control summer skirts
And young men pretend not to notice,
While trying to keep their hairstyles in place.
The mood is grey
The threat of rain is real
We retreat within ourselves -
While the flowers remain bright yellow.
golden flowers shine
unapologetically
through my somber times