a splash of star shine
coats the warm blanket of night
cadenced murmurs
of crickets near and sprinklers far
flavor the dark
with a sweet, rhythmic moisture
a lone firework streaks
the sound waves

yellow lilies bloomed today
all oblong and seductive
they secretly burst open
one by one
as if beauty were cautious

in the morning
one solitary bloom
an hour later
another

by end of day all were open
barefaced
sweet smelling
flaunting
their naked glory