FLOWER OF THE SUN

FLOWER OF THE SUN (Cardabelle)

La Couvertoirade (Languedoc) 

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So loved so loved in southern France
They made you protected
I loved to dance
Around you
I wanted you, wanted to.
Used to kneel and softly caress
Your rigid bristles
Your yellow heart, the brownish
Leaflike mess
Surrounding you
My beautiful miracle.
They nailed you on their doors
In that town
Your leaves turned from green
To brown
My flower
My heart
If you were with me, you would have been
Still living
Still green.

They made you protected
I loved to dance
Around you
In southern France.

© Darren White