Sunflowers Stand Tall

Facing the East when the Sun rises...

Now is the time to be sequestered in Sunshine 

where Sunflowers smile and are planted six inches apart... 

They need plenty of Spring water as the soft rain falls. 

The Goldfinch sets on Cone Flowers perched for hours... 

dreaming of their favorite black oiled sunflower seeds.  

The Mourning Doves are always close by to offer Prayers 

for all the Migrants that fly to higher ground until the 

Seeds appear with berries and Fruit to nourish the children 

who fled and crossed the Rio Grande for a better life... 

Reviews

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Folks... the simple things of life are
now paramount to survival. Somehow the
World will come together to nourish the
Children and teach them to survive.
We pray and visualize people helping people.
Wisdom is contagious. gently, Pat

[mattavelli]

Hello, Patricia! :)
This is lovely and thoughtful. I don't understand why we had a war on kindness, why the USA would choose cruelty toward children. I'm hopeful that the new government will find a better solution.

[Patricia Wedel]

Thank you Mattavelli... we need orphanages for all the children... that is true. Countries where the children were born need to use their resources to build their Economy. Sometimes that may be difficult to accomplish, however it is worth the effort fir Countries to be responsible for their own children. truly, Pat

[mattavelli]

Yes :)
That's my hope, with the America first nonsense gone, we can work with those countries to improve their living conditions, as we rebuild our state department.

[Patricia Wedel]

Yes... we must save our Country and our Constitution, along with our "Soul"... we will Mend and Tend the Gardens of our Heart. tenderly, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

I love how you begin with the imagery and growth of sunflowers, then move to the birds who nourish from their seeds, and then you bring in the Mourning Doves ( who I love) to pray and nourish those poor , hungry children and adults who crave some nourishment upon crossing the river to higher ground . This is so well done Pat, I love how you present the birds as helpers to mankind. Best always,
Betty

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Betty... somehow we need to turn the tragedy totally around and understand that we need all the help from Nature that is available. When we first came to
America... we built homes from Logs and Seed to plant, along with the fruit of the Labd and Fish of the Sea. We had wood for heat. Since we are running out of Money... we need to go back to Square Ine to help the Immigrants. They can build their homes and hunt their food and work hard as we all have done. If we help the Immigrants, it should be on Government owned Land where we pay Professionals to supervise the Labor and teach the Immigrants to Survive. We need our Leaders to Get Smart and think of this alternative. We could build Orphanages and pay Adults to care for the Homeless Children. Amen.. and thank you Betty for your lovely Review. We need your Prayers. tenderly, Pat

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes the govt. has failed us in many ways... especially when it comes to those at the poverty level and those seeking freedom and asylum from war torn or dangerous places where precious lives are at stake . We should and can do more. Your analogy with nature is excellent!
Truly yours, Betty

[Einstein Noodle]

opening setting and scene so very Wedel! ;) such simple straight forward language a bit of a surprise; but I was enjoying so much your description of Spring and Summer with sunflowers and all attracted to its fruit .. the turn really took me by surprise ... it is a tragic and incredibly dangerous thing parents and smugglers and traffickers are doing at the boarder. Our President and his Administration is deaf and blind and thinks we are all dumb. President Biden directly caused this by telling the world that children will be kept here and taken care of instead of putting them on flights back to their country of origin. Those hands safer by far than those that are sending them here unaccompanied. Instead of working with Mexico to have those caught that are seeking asylum wait in Mexico .. we are once again catching them and simply letting them go ... with a Court date that is no show day. Its an insanity .. those children are being used and abused from start to finish .. more illegally entered people last month than in 20 yrs. 172,000!!! Where is President Biden's head at??? President did put some solid policy in place and his border policy is one of them .. why oh why can not the Democrats admit it and build on it instead of creating this abominable and dangerous situation for all ... and during a pandemic no less ... sorry Pat; but this has me burning and steaming from the collar. Nice poem by the way :)
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Gene... this is our Country; we can do so little as this has escalated and become Insanity. The children are so Precious and now we are in charge of a Huge Orphanage. Remember Pearl Buck who had an Orphanage in China?... my heart breaks to think that our Country is Continuing to let Evil penetrate our Core of Life and Liberty that we have fought for so diligently. There is still time to Pray that there will be Miracles.
Be blessed and Keep the Faith of a Mustard Seed. tenderly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you for such encouragement Pat ... i have watched over decades at the slow decline .. insidious indeed .. you are right .. we only need that mustard seed and our Light will not be lost from our sight ... you made my day better young lady! :)
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

And you dear E... have blessed our Sunday with sunshine and a breeze that gathers prayers... Amen. Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

oh my this is so good...playing on two ideas simultaneously. The idea of the children crossing the border and the pandemic...six inches to mean six feet...and the idea of being sequestered in sunshine, rather than being in dark solitude.
well done.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob... you are so Cool... you can imagine my thinking that this style of writing would not be acceptable... but then when I read your review... I just smiled so much I almost broke my face. I do worry about all these children... so innocent and thrown into this whirlwind. Good thing it is not too cold or too hot for a while. What were our New Leaders thinking... I know they are trying to find Shelter for thousands and more to come upon the Shore. Gently, Pat

[andrew mitchell]

And don’t they grow big too. The parrots just love sunflower seeds.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Andrew... Parrots are a Riot for talking... not sure about “reasoning” abilities.
Hope you are adage and

[Patricia Wedel]

My error... hope you are Safe and well a d your Parrot is content with Sunflower 🌻 seeds and more. gently, Pat