This is a series about the neighborhood flowers and flowering trees that I saw and enjoyed on my walk in the neighborhood during the stay at home months. Many of the flowers I don’t know much about and depend on Google lens to get a name. If there are mistakes, apologize for my ignorance.
It was a misty morning yesterday when I took my dog Skooby out for a walk. My wife accompanied me. It was a very pleasant morning, cool with a continuous drizzle that was mostly a fine mist than rain. Environment was surreal, like being transported back to a mystical land. About a mile walk from our house is a small city park adjacent to the local elementary park. Though the park benches are closed and cordoned off due to the corona virus preventive measures, the park itself is open to public for strolls. Whenever I take a walk that side with Skooby, I make it a point to go there for a mundane reason, the park has trash cans where one can deposit the dog poo bags and I make it a point to do that instead of carrying it with me all throughout the walk. Imagine my surprise, as I was depositing the load and the sun came out momentarily from behind the clouds. Right next to the trash can was this bush with the beautiful yellow flowers dazzling in the sun with leaves moistened by rain drops. I must have seen that bush hundreds of times before but never did it look so magical. However when I found out the name, only thought that came to my mind was that whoever had named it must be in the most inebriated state to name such a beautiful flower with someone’s beards or wort. What a calamity!
a misty morning brightened up
your mere presence filled the heart
soothing like the moon
lighting up the night
Fleeting Muse 