Ode to the Sunflower

 Ode to the Sunflower

Queen of the mountains,

you turn your head

to the first rays of the sun

and toast a new day.

You count the footsteps

of the light ricocheting

through a timbered choir,

reflecting like gold

on Lake Chatuge.  Foliage turns

shades of the rainbow as fall

slips into the hills and hollows.

You spread your arms

and nod in a cool breeze,

dazzle in splendor stretching

to kiss the azure skies;

your face brightens the way!

               --Brenda Kay Ledford

I wish my blogger friends a happy and beautiful season as fall arrives in your part of the country.

Brenda