Surprised By Winter

the purple asters
in their clay pots
surprised by winter

the flowers and I
had time to sense it
Change in the air.
Instead, we spent our days
faces turned to the sun,
humming.

Who knows? Maybe
unprepared
and startled awake,
Maybe this way is best
for me and the flowers

 

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