Sunflower

Last year,we bought a sunflower,
a cheery little fellow
it had such a deep brown heart,
and petals, sunny yellow,

It makes me smile to think of it,
because we didn't know,
that if you feed and water them,
well, they begin to grow!

now, I don't mean a little bit,
please, let me tell you why,
the last time that we measured,
it was twenty two feet high!!

alas, it could not take the strain,
and, with a sudden frost,
on a cold September morning,
It's fighting spirit lost,

Both I and my granddaughter
wept all that September,
for poor old "sunny sunflower"
a valued family member!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Roberts Avatar
July 10, 2010 at 8:26 AM
that was a sweet poem, loved it
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July 8, 2010 at 8:42 PM
Congrats on being featured. Rhonda Hero
Neels Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Sunflowers, I call them the happy flowers hehe, enjoyed this June, love Wilma
Knop Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 6:23 AM
Congratulations on your poem featured! Lovely write and tribute to a "sunny sunflower"!...Thank you for your fiendly comments and have a great week...:)Gert
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July 6, 2010 at 3:45 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week at PoetrySoupJune . May you have many more features. Love,Carol
Brown Avatar
July 6, 2010 at 3:02 AM
Lovely write! Congrats.
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July 5, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Congrats June, on your deserved win and having your poem being featured on the Poetry Soup homepage this week, you are such a great talent! keep up the great writes, and enjoy the honor. Love, Adeleke
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July 5, 2010 at 9:22 AM
Congrats June on your featured poem this week on the Soup ... a great choice to share with us all.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii.. AlohA..
Fisher Avatar
July 5, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Many congrats on your feature this week and for your win in the contest. Rgds Janette
Dietrich Avatar
July 3, 2010 at 12:42 AM
Hwy, I lover this flower too and i've lost a few that made me so sad. Congrats! Luv, Andrea
Freeman Avatar
July 2, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Congratulations, June on your poem's success in Rp's contest. Agape, Moses
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July 2, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Just lovely June, many congratulations on your win in Constance's fine contest >> James
Brown Avatar
July 2, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Congratulations June on your poem being in the spotlight in A Rambling Poet's contest "The Flower". Love, Carol
Strand Avatar
July 2, 2010 at 12:45 AM
Yes June a flower can have that effect.Nice work.Rgds Brian
Conway Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 8:41 PM
This is a fun and beautiful story and Poem - Congrat's on your HM, it is well deserved!~Tirzah~
Johnson Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 8:22 PM
Hope its seeds sprouted and it grew again. Sunflowers truly don't know how to quit growing. One is a bouquet. Congratulations. Love, Joyce
Sweetheart Avatar
July 1, 2010 at 7:11 PM
Congrats June on your HM in the Flower contest with this wonderful entry and win... enjoy a special honor.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii on vacation.. AlohA..
Knop Avatar
June 29, 2010 at 6:43 AM
What an awesome write, June! Nice imagery! And thank you for your comment on "Butterflies"....:)..Gert
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June 28, 2010 at 8:07 PM
Cute write,, love the mood setter on this one lol...P.D.
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June 28, 2010 at 4:41 PM
cute and witty poem, enjoyed well penned. I love to grow flowers and vegetables if I can.
Beer Avatar
June 28, 2010 at 3:55 PM
I would loved to have see the flower it produced. Very nicely written, God Bless, Cile
Kendrick Avatar
June 28, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Sunflowers are a beauty and those brown centers give food for the birds and squirrels for the fall and winter...Excellent choice of flower for the competition..Good luck in the contest..Sara
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