campanula get mee in the swelter

the day snoozed in lackadaisical flutters

as the heat beat down on our droopy

fan-filled apartment.

I heard him come through the door

(home from the grocery store)

and “California Girls” commenced swinging

from the kitchen radio.

he began to bump-bump-bump-bump-bing to the music

(as he sometimes does, when he’s in a good mood

and not about to let a lack of lyrics

get in the way of a rousing sing-song).

the rattle of drawers and dishes in motion

confirmed:  he was up to something in there

and, true enough, he had put together

a little lunch of deli salads and cold cuts.

in the middle of the table

he’d placed a whimsical pot of purple flowers

that burst like a cool, carefree 
giggle in the swelter.

I read the marker aloud:  campanula get mee . . . 
and smiled.

note:  Campanula Get Mee is a rather carefree perennial that can grow in full sun or partial shade.

photo:   Campanula Get Mee - W. Bourke

© 2013 Wendy Bourke