I traverse through serenity
countless bright petals mimic the stars
this field of sunflowers brings joy
yellow leads me to enlightenment.
Countless bright petals mimic the stars
my body is relieved from sorrow
yellow leads me to enlightenment
my mind experiences freedom.
My body is relieved from sorrow
my spirit soars like the blue jays
my mind experiences freedom
I witness the wisdom of nature.
My spirit soars like the blue jays
this field of sunflowers brings joy
I witness the wisdom of nature
I traverse through serenity.
Poem and Photo by Sophia Falco
Sophia Falco is the author of The Immortal Sunflower (UnCollected Press, 2019), a winner of the Raw Art Review Poetry Chapbook Contest. Her poems have appeared in The Mindful Word, The Esthetic Apostle, The Festival Review, The Poetry Matters Project, Indolent Books, and other journals. Falco recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her photography is published in The Fredericksburg Literary and Art Review, The Esthetic Apostle, Sunspot Literary Journal, and on the cover of Tilde. The tallest sunflower she grew was 16 feet tall.