With the petals of summer my companion

I put flowers on the table--

pink and lilac, fuchsia, orange

with the wine-colored mats

and the lemon sugar cookie candle.

With the petals of summer my companion

and the scent of sugar in the air

early in the morning nestling warm, creamy coffee,

surely the anxiousness cannot creep in.

Surely the anxiousness cannot creep in...