sunflower days

 
the sunflowers dot the dusty fields
giving relief to my aching mind
I see them smiling at the sun
sending praises on the wind
 
they are a needed relief
because it's hot outside
and my body swelters
slick with perspiration  
it's so much like the desert
in this little California town
 
as the Hawks make lazy circles  
riding the thermal currents
I watch them and my tension  
eases out of my body
 
the kits are at play out back
in the overgrown cornfields
I'm thinking of drinking a beer
to slow down my racing thoughts
 
it's an easy pace out here
but the boredom  
sometimes makes my imagination
a little overactive
 
it's small town country life
the sunflowers are in the fields
singing praises
 
I'm drinking a beer
while sitting back
dreaming