Sunflowers

Sunflowers grow in my body,
tiny shoots curl up from my toes,
tickling my sinews and  muscles,
poppling my skin with sun sprinkles.
 
Sunflowers grow in my body,
green leaves waving 'hi' in my hands!
unfurling high to the sky
as I skip in sunshiny sand.
 
Sunflowers grow in my body,
yellow petals kissing my cheek!
so soft and gentle like water,
over pebbles in a rippling creek.
 
​Sunflowers grow in my body.
Oh look! my skin has turned green,
like fresh new grass in the field,
under twin lambs in Spring.
 
Sunflowers grow in my body,
their stems so tall and strong,
turning each day to warm sunlight,
circling our world with a song.
 
Sunflowers grow in my body
small seeds sparkle, jostle and pop!
My morning heart pitter-pats messages.
Dewdrop, dewdrop, dewdrop…
 
Sunflowers grow in my body,
a whole field is alive in my arms!
I’ll carry them close inside of me,
for a thousand millennium.
 
Karena Joan
​2018