October winds down—
 
in Southern California
 
morning glories bloom.

 
 
 

October begins—
 
morning glories finally
 
show up on the vines.

 
 
 

Out for a brief walk,
 
I watch for morning glories
 
but see only weeds.

 
 
 

Labor Day weekend—
 
the morning glories and I
 
have no agenda.

 
 
 

First week of August—
 
the wait time’s growing longer
 
for morning glories.

 
 
 

Deep summer longing:
 
to see morning glories bloom
 
before July ends.

 
 
 

A new month unfurls,
 
but no new morning glories
 
unfurl on my fence.

 
 
 

What color were they,
 
the August morning glories?
 
Now this icy wind…

 
 
 

Blue morning glories
 
have escaped my neighbor’s yard
 
and invaded mine!

 
 
 

These morning glories
 
ignore my admiration
 
of their bright blueness.