Sunflower Evening

Once in the depths of summer
You came to my room
The music and joyful mayhem
Of summer carnival
Drifting in through the open window

You arrived at my door
Sunflowers in hand
Picked from the field
A shortcut to my world

Handing them over you smiled
I offered a kiss
In thanks for the gift
Of the flowers
Of your presence

A simple hint
Of what was to follow
On a warm summer night
Beneath curtains
Billowing in the breeze

A bit cliche', I suppose
But summer is
Sometimes

(c) 8/2022 Kimberly Mackowski