Feverishly in flowering bud<\/p>\n
the soil lay anxious<\/p>\n
awaiting its timid character to flourish<\/p>\n
Gold-leafed<\/p>\n
that of a sunflower<\/p>\n
her face stalks the sun’s perch<\/p>\n
At high noon she stands tall<\/p>\n
and glorified<\/p>\n
in the sky’s mid-day beams<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Shadows cast<\/p>\n
giants among the daisies<\/p>\n
She radiates the Earth’s blushing hues<\/p>\n
angular and long<\/p>\n
they appear as one<\/p>\n
together, they could live forever<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Night begins to creep<\/p>\n
as the day parallels the moon’s hazed glow<\/p>\n
Stemming to the sun’s slump<\/p>\n
she conforms to the world’s clock<\/p>\n
Lashes hesitating in<\/p>\n
and out<\/p>\n
of the cuckoo bird’s chime<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Side to side<\/p>\n
she once coped restless and out of tune<\/p>\n
trying to make lullaby of\u00a0the\u00a0world’s silence<\/p>\n
Tonight, she spins\u00a0in harmony<\/p>\n
a low hum in the\u00a0dawn air<\/p>\n
around and around they go<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The sun begins to dial<\/p>\n
arms stretched along the horizon<\/p>\n
The morning yawns<\/p>\n
mimicking its prolonged reach<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As the new day brings a quench for clearer skies<\/p>\n
the dehydrated field<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wilts<\/em><\/p>\n in last night’s desert<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Only she, wearing its dust like a mirage<\/p>\n a vision<\/p>\n in full bloom.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a nice day!<\/p>\n Danica Maloney<\/p>\n BLM West Eugene Wetlands<\/p>\n Oregon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Feverishly in flowering bud the soil lay anxious awaiting its timid character to flourish Gold-leafed that of a sunflower her face stalks the sun’s perch At high noon she stands tall and glorified in the sky’s mid-day beams Shadows … Continue reading