softens
and the days grow
shorter
the sun's flower
blooms
and her stems grow
tall
she rises above
the deep, green
leaves of summer
and holds the sun
until the
reds
oranges
and autumn yellows
capture our imagination
seeing her
we're reminded
not to be sad
not to mourn the loss of one season
as we turn
with expectation
towards what comes
next
Linking up at Jade's place today.
YES! This captures my mood! How much vibrance can be squeezed into one flower?!
ReplyDeleteLovely! There's a farm down the road from our neighborhood that is just wide open fields of sunflowers, and I'm pretty sure after reading this I won't look at them the same way as before.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the imagery and the simple, yet evocative words, and I love the metaphor they seem to imply. Here's to a smooth and glorious transition!
ReplyDeleteLOVE!!
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful post just brightened my morning! Gorgeous flowers and such beautiful words!
ReplyDeleteSunflowers are my favorite. I love this !
ReplyDeleteI never took any notice of flowers until we moved to a house with a massive amount of landscaping. We moved over the winter so we had no idea what would sprout in the spring. I spent the summer surrounded by blooms of every size and color. Needless to say, my perception has changed, and now I can appreciate your words just that much more!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for what comes next ;)
ReplyDelete(and I remember visiting France when I was in high school, one of my most vivid memories is stopping to take pictures in a gigantic field of sunflowers... breathtaking!)
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDid you write this?
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely.
Although I do mourn summer when she leaves; love summer.
Totally like your perspective on the sunflower.