One Life To Live: Sunflower Shadows

Who knows where the sun is

In the lawns of the sky,

Deep in those distances,

Imperceptible miles away.

Look closer, as the sunflowers steer,

I lie near the roots, sinfully near.

There's a promise of love's warmth,

But the test of longing stands true.

I, the slender Shadows*, notice the miles dissolve,

Even when the mood's bright or blue.

Let there be dream, let it be real,

For the Love that the flowers hold.

I bear witness to the sun's existence,

Let that savory truth be told.

I am the darkness that you will never face,

Left behind, near the nut-scented dust.

What was, is past, never leaving a trace,

Rested to embrace the green earth's crust.

On days when the clouds lurk,

Or the sun has journeyed to the other side,

I will still be there, faint, or along with night,

Letting peace find you, in Life's every stride.

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* "Shadows" is a collective term for the shadows of all the sunflowers. It is used as a persona here, as a singular entity.

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