wildflowers

lost in thoughts .. far away
lilting notes barely piercing
the consciousness
a cool breeze lulled half-asleep
as we sped past this dry singed growth
intense heat glaring off the monotonous barren hills
when suddenly i see these wildflowers
orange splashes of color
as if nature laughed chidingly
and i 'wake up'.. and i can hear
'you are my sunshine'..
no more in the background
but irresistibly on my lips
and i feel that smile as they speed with us
for miles and miles
till only a memory..
yet that smile still remains
held close and bright and hopeful..
i made you feel it too - sometime......