Sunflower

I am in the wonderful Heathcote Garden in a bed of dirt

My long stem my Gold pedals my brown seeds and my green leaves

 

I am a Sunflower

 

I am melting in the bright Sun with a Fall breeze

Next to me are the big plump carrots

 

I am a Sunflower

 

My friends are here, the buzzing bees and the butterflies

A month ago I was as short as a stump but as bright as the sun

 

I am a Sunflower

 

A month from now I will wilt and soon die

 

I am a Sunflower