Such is the case:
The first flowers of autumn,
the last of summer,
are asters, golden rod, and queen anne’s lace.
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it was my father pointed out to me that goldenrods signaled the start of the school year. There's much more going on here, tho, an attempt to salvage something that seems to be fading like the season, something that should transcend the seasons. Dare i assume, a perennial? Nice work.
Very subtle and very beautiful, a weathering that is in tune with the changes of all the seasons. Superb write. Warm regards, SDandra