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Jilted Tilted

sunflower shoulder colder than a shadow cast~ weep the seeds you sow

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I Am Anaya

Date: 8/30/2023 12:06:00 PM

I read that Sunflowers face the Sun & track its motion in the sky all day till it sets in the west in the evening. Heliotropism-they turn and follow the movement of the Sun. Flowers are messing with us! Wow- Keep gifting us, Maureen xx

I Am Anaya
Date: 8/31/2023 2:24:00 PM

Lol, O, MO, I wish I could wave my wand make them turn around. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/30/2023 12:44:00 PM

It’s literally in their name in french, “tournesol”! Mine are facing the house next door, east, getting the reflected heat and light, while they are in a sunny spot, trees shade the rest of my yard. Joke with the neighbours that they’re facing the sunflowers I gave them. Cheers Lovely! xomo

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 8/30/2023 8:14:00 AM

Fantastic imagery! Each line unique. Great one, Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/30/2023 12:46:00 PM

Thank you Kim! How to be respectfully in a snit with a flower. ;). xomo

Christina Bowring

Date: 8/30/2023 7:18:00 AM

This is a beautiful haiku Maureen. So clever. Really enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/30/2023 8:06:00 AM

Thank you! My silly flowers, they’re not even looking south but north and east! Have to laugh… and write a poem about it ;), xomo

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 8/27/2023 3:50:00 PM

Who knew sunflowers could be so touchy? Hope you enjoy them anyway, Mo~

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/27/2023 6:25:00 PM

I am enjoying the backs of their heads lol, waiting for the goldfinches. xomo!

Jeff Connelly

Date: 8/27/2023 12:50:00 PM

This is absolutely brilliant Maureen!!! What wonderful, no, fantastic use of words. Surely a masterpiece. Thanks so much for this. You made my day. Hugs

Jeff Connelly
Date: 8/27/2023 1:18:00 PM

Lololol sunflowers can be fickle. I grew a few this year; but nothing to brag about... Maybe I need to get a poem out of them... Hmmm

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/27/2023 1:06:00 PM

Waited over three months for these babies and they won’t even look at me! Well, at least I wrote a decent poem ;p xomo!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 8/27/2023 12:26:00 PM

You are so clever with words, Maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 8/27/2023 12:45:00 PM

Thank you! This dedicated to the sunflowers I planted that decided to face the neighbour lol