the sunflower aches her long neck
under duress of a blue roof’s eave
her seed draws evening’s edge thin
lines of black and white pinstripe
yearn for unity. wine poured out
burns closer to the stem’s sacrifice.
roots, unmentionable. deep seeking.
whole as the hovered sea carried in.
currents pull color in bright directions.
cool soul. cup of taken. sup of sunset
buried. twice risen. lost light searches.
what grows always reaches out for more.
