Sunflower

I wonder if a sunflower knows that it’s a flower


I mean it grows under quite tumultuous conditions

Usually among the weeds

And in sweltering heat



I wonder if the other flowers with their sweet fragrance ever taunt the sunflower

Do they laugh at the sunflowers ability to wear its seeds around its neck?

How many people have overlooked the sunflower because it didn’t appear flowery enough?

Did they pass it up because it will not quietly fit into a jar or a vase?

Or maybe they passed it up because it requires too much effort to roll up sleeves and grab the sunflower in its natural terrain.



Now I laugh as I hear stories of the sunflower, and the jests made at its very existence. Some may not understand the growth cycle of the flower, or that it requires a challenging foundation to sustain. Some may not understand the complexity of the flower, even though its inner workings are right before their eyes in the form of seeds. But, I…I have an eye for the sunflower. It is beautiful. It is majestic. It is absolutely breath-taking. There isn’t a vase or a jar which could ever do it justice. So, grow, grow sunflower. Be as bold as the Universe intended. I will just admire you, groom you and encourage you in all your glory.