walking downtown each day
passing by this house/garden
that seems to come into being
overnight
yet
vine
by
vine
and
stem
by
stem
with
sweat
and
time
and
sun
and
rain
and
soil
and
wind
and
toil
and
finally
a lot of
pure love
then one day
i look way up
see shining giants
as big as the house
as bright as the sun
stand proudly in front
this friendly gentleman
has found his home in his garden
has found his joy in this bright beauty
has found delight in sharing it all with the world.
“the flower that follows the sun does so even in cloudy days.”
– robert leighton
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I love to see sunflowers following the sun during the day. It was one of my highlights of summer walks with Ollie, seeing them face one way as we left, and a different direction on our way home.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, exactly it –
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These are so beautiful 🌻
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he really has a way with them
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🌻🌻🌻
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A new look every morning. We define and delight in our own garden. Even a new stem in a crack in the sidewalk can be of interest.
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yes, you are so right, it’s the little changes
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Lovely…and what a quote to accompany your beautiful thoughts. 🥰
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thanks so much, Vicky
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🥰
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Watching sunflowers grow and flower is gorgeously delightful …
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it is and thanks for the link –
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My pleasure, Beth
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Cheers to the sunflower that stretchers to the top, Beth!
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to the sun!
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Reminds me that I should plant some sunflowers again. I so enjoyed their “volunteering” along my back fence one summer, from seed the birds had dropped.
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right, they tend to pop up places
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Your post is a delight in spreading the delight of those sunflowers :) And I like the format of your poem in the long stem, and the expanding flower at the end. Cleverly done!
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thanks for noticing )
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Exquisite 🥰
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ty, patrice –
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So here I am, a bit notalgic for the days when early in the morning I opened up WordPress’s “Daily Prompt” of yesteryear. Somehow, your blog, while searching to see if it (the daily prompt) had been revitalized, appeared and I recognized it. There were many enthusiastic posters way back when. WordPress sort of pulled the rug from beneath our feet. However, I was happy to see that you are still with it. That’s good; writers write. I’ve also kept up a good routine but devoting much of my time to novels. I still post on my website; not as rubust as before.
Take care, keep writing.
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thank you
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This is so lovely!
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thank you , becky
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What a happy house! Love the flower boxes.
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yes, and me too!
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As promised, sunshine for this Friday. I would love to walk by this and delight in this garden. Thank you for sharing this with us. Love that gardener.
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thanks, Audrey and glad your sunshine arrived
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May all your weeds be wildflowers is such a wonderful thing to say for any occasion. Sweet post.
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thank you
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❤️
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a lovely, shiny ode :)
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thank you!
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You are so clever, a perfect flower in words! I love the way he displayed the two sunflowers in front of the porch. What a great post Beth!
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thanks, Diane
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Great rhythm. That was a pleasure to read.
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Really a nice poem. Thank you.
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thanks, Jim
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That first photo is amazing. What a joy!
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❤️🌻
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I so miss having sunflowers. Unfortunately, the wind and the slugs and the neighbours chicken prevent us from having them 🤗
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I love growing sunflowers, but because I have a south facing balcony they insist on turning their backs on me!
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Rude
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Beautiful and amazing.
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<3 !
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Your words are in great shape!
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thanks for noticing!
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