Mums

"There is almost nothing as jubilant as a crowd of chrysanthemums."
C.E. Hollis

Like happy faces in the bleachers

Faces bright—ready waiting for the game

Waiting for the players to run out onto the field

The anthem to be sung

Waiting for the excitement to begin 

Under the stadium lights 

One fall Friday evening;

Yellow chrysanthemums stand on tiptoes

Straining stretching toward the sound.