Notes From the Cape on Nine Eleven

(September 11, 2017)

Nights are getting cold in Barnstable County,

there's a shiver-wind moving on through.

But the 'Giving Tree' laughs in the face of autumn

and delivers four blossoms of a beautiful hue.

Sorely needed today they were a gift from Heaven,

to ease our sadness, for this morning is Nine Eleven. 

Hibiscus Tree on our deck in Barnstable County, Cape Cod Massachusetts

I needed a sign at dawn today, for 9-11 I will never forget.
Of the photos I took just this bright morn, here's the best yet!
Look closely at the crimson flower to see the reason why -
the inspiration of new life and renewal from this hopper guy.

Photos by Bill Russo on lower Cape Cod on the morning of 9-11.  

The 'Giving Tree', a Hibiscus, produces saucer sized blossoms all summer long, every single morning - but each one lasts only a day.  No matter how brilliant its color, every flower dies at sunset.

At next the dawning, it brings forth another crop of brilliant buds. Like human life itself, one bloom dies, yet another comes to take its place. 

One up, one down.

The rhythm of life.