Darren White Poet Rhyme

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This protected flower, nailed on a door in La Couvertoirade, a beautiful town in The Languedoc (France)

Cardabelle

FLOWER OF THE SUN (Cardabelle)

So loved, so loved in southern France
They made you protected
I loved to dance
Around you.
I wanted you, wanted to.
Used to kneel and softly caress
Your rigid bristles,
Your yellow heart, the brownish
Leaflike mess
Surrounding you.

My beautiful miracle.
They nail you on their doors
In that town
Your leaves turned from green
To brown
My flower
My heart
If you were with me, you would have been
Still living
Still green.

They made you protected
I loved to dance
Around you
In southern France.

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February 28, 2017
© Darren White

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Charlie Smith February 28, 2017 at 9:49 PM New one on me, traveled through France never ran into that. Always something to learn , thanks Darren... Darren White February 28, 2017 at 11:13 PM It grows in a small part of France only, so it's no surprise you never 'met' one :)

Sara Ella February 28, 2017 at 6:51 PM Oooh LA LA! A beautiful poem <3 Perhaps reminiscing of something more, perhaps a metaphor. <3<3<3 Darren White February 28, 2017 at 11:12 PM Thanks my friend, but no, it'really is about that flower, I lived there for about a year as a child and always wanted to write one day about the intriguing flower.

Doug Vinson February 28, 2017 at 6:21 PM I like it, Darren, a hint of spring and the promise of summer. Darren White February 28, 2017 at 11:11 PM It really is, the simmering hot summers there, ouch!

Tim Smith February 28, 2017 at 3:15 PM Very beautiful Darren White February 28, 2017 at 11:10 PM Yes, that flower is :)

Charmaine Chircop February 28, 2017 at 2:41 PM What a lovely poem...How wonderful to read you this evening Darren. Darren White February 28, 2017 at 2:45 PM Good evening Charmaine my friend :) Thank you. Happy you love my beautiful flower.

Lisa Ricci February 28, 2017 at 2:33 PM Daren we learn something each day for I didn't know of this flower either but I can see how it could be perhaps in the sunflower family but that's just me. Your entry is lovely and well displayed. Darren White February 28, 2017 at 2:35 PM They say it's family of the artichoke :) it predicts the weather too; heart closed means bad weather.

Chris Green February 28, 2017 at 12:46 PM Very cool poem Darren and I have never heard of this flower before. The photo lets me imagine what it looked like green. Thanks for sharing this. Darren White February 28, 2017 at 1:29 PM It's a wonderful flower. Its center large as the palm of your hand. So you can imagine how enormous the complete flower is. It grows flat on the soil. More or less as you see in the picture :)