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Sunflower
by Kate Burnside → (All Poetry by Kate Burnside)
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SUNFLOWER
Le Tournesol


From tiger seed I grow
to have fire in my gaze
and golden shaggy mane.

I have my pride,
am dominant.

The spirit of worship is in me:
my face turns ever skywards
and by muses, children and artists
am I cherished.

I am source of liquid gold,
the oil of peace and not war.

Strong as cane you cut me down,
take me inside to display me phallic:
radiant as light,
joyful as harvest,
enduring as the endless recurrence of days.

Symbol of life's energy and vigour.  

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 Reviews of "Sunflower"
Reviewed by The Smoking Poet
Reviewed on July 1, 2005
From but one flower.

Reviewed by L. Figgins
Reviewed on June 16, 2005
The essence of summer distilled in this write!

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
no doubt, the sun is a flower in your eye whose power radiates from your pen ...

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
You capture the essence of the sunflower and add to it's stature with your enchanting and seductive manner making of it the plant it always wanted to be!A magical pen have you milady Kate!;-)

Eileen

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
Awesome poetry!

Reviewed by Anna Marie Fritz (Reader)
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
I have always loved the "smiling radiance' of sunflowers, Kate,
and you do them justice in this fine piece of work.

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
I am short, they are tall, but we are both blonde. To me, Kate, sunflowers are huge daisys, my favorite flower. They smile... grin, in fact.

You've laced some enchanting and important messages around your tribute to this mighty, joyful bloom, speaking of peace, of worship. If orchids are elegant and rare, then sunflowers are a celebration, a party. I loved that you are among them here, not commenting from the sidelines, for you, too, are a celebration, a party. How lovely. katy xox

Reviewed by A PAX
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
love this
i think sun flowers are so impressive, but hesitate to plant they because they attract squirrels, and then they move into my attic.
you have made me look at sunflowers from
a much more respectable point of view
i think life is like that.........we have to look at things from a different perspective sometimes :)
pax A

Reviewed on June 14, 2005
Kate,

Majestic and powerfully illustrated, your words enlarge the soul with wisdom. Thank you, Poet and friend!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :)

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
OOO. great allegory, with controlled vigour and enthusiasim...

Reviewed by Vesna Perkovic (Reader)
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
Wo!!!...THIS is just superb..love it! Well done Kate..YAY!!!

Vesna*

Reviewed by Paul Williams
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
Superb metaphor here Kate full of beauty and wisdom.

Paul;-}

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
Sunflowers are magnificent, as is this ode, Kate.

Reviewed on June 14, 2005
love the flower's point of view; it's as though he were the one who is telling the story! very well done poem, kate; awesome job! brava!!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in tx., karen lynn. :D

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on June 14, 2005
A splendid poem of the beauty and majesty of the tall Sunflower


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