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

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. *** February 28, 2017 © Darren White

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Charlie Smith

Date: 2/28/2017 9:49:00 PM

New one on me, traveled through France never ran into that. Always something to learn , thanks Darren...

Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:13:00 PM

It grows in a small part of France only, so it's no surprise you never 'met' one :)

Sara Ella

Date: 2/28/2017 6:51:00 PM

Oooh LA LA! A beautiful poem <3 Perhaps reminiscing of something more, perhaps a metaphor. <3<3<3

Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:12:00 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

Date: 2/28/2017 6:21:00 PM

I like it, Darren, a hint of spring and the promise of summer.

Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:11:00 PM

It really is, the simmering hot summers there, ouch!

Tim Smith

Date: 2/28/2017 3:15:00 PM

Very beautiful

Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 11:10:00 PM

Yes, that flower is :)

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 2/28/2017 2:41:00 PM

What a lovely poem...How wonderful to read you this evening Darren.

Darren White
Date: 2/28/2017 2:45:00 PM

Good evening Charmaine my friend :) Thank you. Happy you love my beautiful flower.

Lisa Ricci

Date: 2/28/2017 2:33:00 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
Date: 2/28/2017 2:35:00 PM

They say it's family of the artichoke :) it predicts the weather too; heart closed means bad weather.

Chris Green

Date: 2/28/2017 12:46:00 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
Date: 2/28/2017 1:29:00 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 :)