Bright yellow flowers

The first two blooms of lance-leaf coreopsis, blue vervain, and remembering my best friend on his birthday.

A close-up of a bright yellow lance-leaf coreopsis flower, with a second yellow bloom softly blurred in the background.
Lance-leaf coreopsis blooming in the garden — bright yellow flowers.

I drift in
and out
of dreams.

Patches of colour.
Fragmented echoes.
Tiny worlds created
and collapsed.

I guide my thoughts toward a calming memory: walking a trail with my daughter, a single blue vervain backlit by the sun among swaying grasses.

The first two bright yellow lance-leaf coreopsis flowers blooming in a gravelly sandy garden.
The first two blooms of lance-leaf coreopsis, in gravel, grit, and sand.
Blue vervain with slender flower spikes and small purple blooms, with black-eyed susan flowers softly blurred in the background.
Blue vervain flowering in the garden

I take a deep breath and watch the wind move through the field.

The blue flowers like gemstones in the light.

Then suddenly, I’m awake.

Coffee poured, I head to the garden.

The first two blooms of lance-leaf coreopsis are waiting.

Bright yellow flowers.

Full of charm, warmth, and joy.

Like Tan.

Today is my best friend’s birthday.

He would be 42.

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