SUNFLOWERS | Helianthus Annuus
by Thea Matthews
these Sunflowers scatter their romanian seeds
across the flat fields of hungary their faces face East.
when Sun rises so do their necks their shoulders
their fingers stretch arms embrace each other they stand firm
close to each other some touch & dislike the close proximity
yet they do not fight attack each other with words
gun down their mirrors with seeds. they trust their formation.
when one is imbalanced time spirals for the one to readjust position.
did these Sunflowers learn this maneuver from poland’s
slanted wheat? or perhaps from lithuania’s tall stoic corn fields?
either way they are in peace: a continuous practice: the knowing
I stand beside you not over or underneath not
clenching till I grind teeth not avoidance or denial only
the simple truth–– we are all on our way
& not at the same pace do we all turn to face the Sun.
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