Bachelor Buttons

sunshine like warm maple syrup pores over the boy lying on his belly, barefoot, legs in the air May grass, dandy line dotted a fragrent spreading carpet rich from earth and spring bent elbow, chin in palm lip upturned in smile freckled nose and cheek neath wide observing eye purple and blue richly hued fit for a royal crown bachelor buttons on slender stems swoon in the gentle breeze years are gone now from the boy memory clings as yesterday the first bachelor buttons in May