Heat stroke

close up photo of a dying sunflower

Shrinking in the heat,
sunflower whose time has come—
summer gardeners.

Sticking together

close up phot of a dead hibiscus flower hanging onto another dying flower still on the tree

Abject misery—
dead flowers cling together,
loving company.

Morning

close up photo of a sun flower with a few petals starting to open

Unravelling limbs,
waving to the morning cloud—
sunflower awakes.

Time’s up

close up photo of a drooping sunflower, alomost a week old

Nearly giving up,
droopy head eyeing the ground,
heat-stroked sunflower.

Downcast

close up photo of an eggplant flower facing the ground — Eggplant/aubergine flower

Shy adolescent,
bright as an eggplant flower,
eyes down on the phone.