<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Fall Flowers</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The flowers awaken now<br class="">at the turn of the season.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">This time, fall.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">Cut back </div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">from the dry, hot summer,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">the dead leaves are gone</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">and new growth appears.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">The flowers, delicate,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">mostly white,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">some purple with yellow centers,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">others with transparent petals,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">all wait our gaze,</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="">as if </span><font face="Helvetica" class=""><i class="">that</i> was their purpose,</font></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;">and not just their own cycle.</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- Sherrie Lovler</div></div></body></html>