It is August, and the fields are awash in bright yellow sunflowers on the plains. Always following the sun, these beauties are a joyful sight to behold. They always remind one of the end of summer, with blazing hot days and ever-cooler nights. Autumn is just around the corner, and the sunflowers hang on to the waning summer, nonetheless.

©2022 Colcannon Metropolis, excerpt from “Points Well Taken” and “Thoughts on the Terrance on a Rainy Day”