IN SHADES OF RED AND ORANGE

 

In shades of red and orange

The sky burns with fire

Clouds in sunset are illuminated

Like smoke in a funeral pyre

 

WHISPERING BELLS

 

Whispering bells

The viscid herb

Inhabiting the arid places

With its sticky leaves

And pendulous bell like

Yellow flowers

Blooming in the desert

Of the south-western states

THE SUMMER IS ENDING

 

The summer is ending

The flowers are dying

The meadows are still

And the geese are flying

YELLOW BELLS

 

The Yellow bells

The viscid herb

Inhabiting the arid places

With its sticky leaves

And pendulous bell like

Yellow flowers

Blooming in the desert

Of the south-western states

SUMMER FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING

 

Summer flowers are blooming

In the scented meadows

Are the sun slowly sets

Lengthening the shadows

CALIFORNIA YELLOW BELLS

 

California Yellow bells

Inhabiting the arid places

With pendulous bell like

Yellow flowers

Blooming in the desert

BENDING IN THE BREEZE

Bending in the breeze

White stalks sway

Flower heads dancing

On a summer day