i think you went too far
prose is more about style than length 
here's a suggestion as to how you could go...just a directional line
The scent of cut grass drifts on the last of the evening’s heat,
The scent of cut grass drifts on the heat of an afternoon's farewell,
prose is more about style than length 
here's a suggestion as to how you could go...just a directional line

The scent of cut grass drifts on the last of the evening’s heat,
The scent of cut grass drifts on the heat of an afternoon's farewell,
