Helianthus Gold
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last night’s dew clings
fondly to the old-growth
wrapped in crystalline embrace
it adorns the stately cedars
as if diamonds
that sparkle
in the morning sun
a splendor befitting
their regal beauty
this Spring day
begins bright and crisp
bird songs lilt
carried on a light breeze
in the meadow
Helianthus raise their golden heads
to follow the sun’s journey west
I see you afar
approaching on the path
backlit by sunrise
your hair golden in dawn’s glow
lover beholding beloved
I sit
warmed in daybreak’s window
with tea and fascination
I watch you
as you stop to rest
in this moment
my love spills over
floods ’round me
until I am consumed
your lips sculpt a smile
I’m swept away
on passion’s tide
this golden sunflower morning
~ ~ ~
rob kistner © 2020
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Love and sunflowers are truly golden. This is absolutely lovely Rob!!
Thank you Carrie… 🙂
Lucky the lady whose lips sculpt the smile. What a beautiful poem, Rob!
Thank you Bev, you are always so kind. 🙂 I have been reading your work again, now that I have reemerge inyo the world. I wojld love to tell you how much I enjoy what I am reading, but alas, I am again unable to post comments on yours, and every other Blogger site — save for Glenn’s. Ever a problem on his site?
What a glorious poem of love this is. I can see the watcher, as his beloved approaches, golden in the sun. Just beautiful.
Thank you very much Sherry. 🙂
I enjoyed your beautiful sunflowers. The final verse glows.
Thank you True… 🙂
Beautiful evocation!
Thsnk you Chrissa… 🙂
“I’m swept away
on passion’s tide
this golden sunflower morning” – Beautiful!
Thank you so much qbit! 🙂
Oh gosh, I didn’t realize how much I needed to read something lovely like this, until I did.
So glad to see you at Word Garden again! 🙂
Thank you Shay, i enjoy writing and sharing again after a rough 6-month absence.
Sigh, it has been many a moon since a poem so lovely was composed for me. I am motivated to pull out that box of old love letters and poems, my soul needs them. Thank you, Rob.
So then pretend someone wrote this poem of love for you Helen… 🙂
I appreciate how you follow your beloved, like she is the sun. All kinds of sunny thoughts.
Thank you FS.
Luv the splendor of the sunflowers in your poem Rob. Thanks for droppibg by to read mine
Much????love
Thank you Gillena, snd you are Welcome… 🙂
I looooved this!!! The terseness of the lines brought the imagery home to me.. Very nicely done!
Thank you AJ… 🙂
This is so beautiful. I so love the light and love that pours from your poem. In these days when clouds see to follow us, we need all the bright, loving light we can find.
Thank you Suzie. I so agree… 🙂