Summer morning

Illustration: Contributor

Stepping out in the early morning, passing through the alley where tigons are planted, clusters of pink tigons bloom, hanging down fragile, broken-heart shaped petals. This is the season of tigons, gracefully radiant. I raise my hand to lift a low cluster of flowers as a way to greet the new day to the flowers and continue walking on the path through the fields. Tigons remind me of the steps of time that have passed through the years. When the season comes, the familiar path is different every day. On both sides of the edge, the white xuyen chi flowers bloom into beautiful flaps like white lace with a bit of bright yellow on the green shirt of a young girl. Even more beautiful are the rows of yellow trumpet trees planted straight on both sides of the road. When the sun comes, the flowers bloom in bright yellow clusters, making passersby stunned. Early summer has the ability to produce vitamins that inspire. The smell of fresh straw blends with the scent of flowers and grass in the gentle breeze, making the country road fragrant and rich in color and scent. Relax all the cells and walk without thinking, the feeling is really pleasant and refreshing. I walked, filled my chest and inhaled deeply the pure essence of heaven and earth as a way to thank life...

I excitedly followed the road running around the town center. A stretch of road bordered a field of blooming purple flowers, the flowers stretching up and blooming like purple candles. A little further on was a row of flamboyant trees with scattered flowers, clusters of flowers soaked in bright red sunlight. Wherever I went, the sound of cicadas accompanied me. Especially when I passed the middle school, under the banyan, rosewood, and red-leafed trees planted all over the school yard, there was not a single shadow, only the sound of cicadas. The cicadas chirped loudly and densely, so much so that I thought each leaf had a cicada on it. When I was a child, I heard cicadas, but I had never seen so many of them. Is it because the lovely town is located next to cool fields, open space, and lush trees that the cicadas come to sing?

After a set round, I returned home, the sun had just risen, the small garden in the morning sun suddenly lit up. A flock of sparrows, they hopped from branch to branch, chirping and playing from guava branch to star fruit branch. The sparrows were bold, not afraid of people. I stood close enough to the birds to touch their soft feathers. Ignoring the owner standing there watching, the pair of sparrows continued to chirp innocently and passionately. The feathers were soft as silk, smooth as velvet, suddenly shimmering when the sunlight poured through. Strangely, the drops of summer morning sunlight helped all things to reveal their inherent beauty.

I walked out to my own garden after being awakened by the sun, carefully visiting every branch and blade of grass. The fresh morning, the leaves, the flowers, the dew drops sleeping late in the garden made my heart calm, feeling no longer troubled by the anger of life...

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