Roy Pett Poet Personification

Sun Flower

I remember when just a dehydrated seed

felt abandoned until moisture from Earth

warmth from our sun gave me life, germination 

had begun, I grew, push through the moist soil

secured with my roots, thriving, growing every day

stronger, nutrients from Mother Earth giving strength 

rays from our celestial star encourages me to grow

larger to produce limbs and pollen for pollinators 

seeds for reproduction, food for birds, pleasure

for my human friends that care for me with food, water

until my massive head begins to droop and cower

my seeds fall to the floor to produce another sun flower.

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Susan Ashley October 3, 2017 at 7:12 PM A lovely personification poem Roy about one of my favorite flowers. Well done and enjoyed! Roy Pett October 4, 2017 at 4:28 AM Thank you so much for your very kind comment Susan, really pleased you liked this, I am an admirer of Dahlias but sunflowers are elegant, thanks again for your support and encouragement. :))

Andrea Dietrich September 22, 2017 at 5:37 PM The cycle of the sun flower. GREAT job, Roy. I do love that flower. WE used to have some by our mailbox and my dang husband tore them up, calling them weeds. I wish they were still there! Roy Pett September 22, 2017 at 5:46 PM Thank you so much for your very kind comment Andrea, be sure to grow some more and tell him to keep his hands off them lol,thanks again for your support and encouragement much appreciated..))

Jan Allison September 22, 2017 at 5:17 PM lovely personification Roy and we chose the same flower to write about too, I am going to try and grow some next year:-) hugs jan xx Roy Pett September 22, 2017 at 5:27 PM Thank you so much for your very kind comment Jan, I must apologise I have not read your poem yet but I am going there right now, thanks again for your support and encouragement. :))

Vijay Pandit September 22, 2017 at 5:12 PM This is well written to depict the life cycle of a sun flower--lovely picture! Roy Pett September 22, 2017 at 5:21 PM Thank you very much for your very kind comment Vijay, I think the sunflower is an amazing plant, thanks again for your support. :))

Heidi Sands September 22, 2017 at 5:07 PM This is a great poem Roy. I just saw a bunch of sunflowers the other day and was thinking about a sunflower poem. This is perfect :) Roy Pett September 22, 2017 at 5:19 PM Thank you so much for your very kind comment Heidi, I had Kim's contest in mind but I was to late, so pleased you liked it and thanks for your support and encouragement. :))