We turn our heads
to follow the warmth
sunrays
a lover’s touch
a soft caress
we bend to the light
in life
all humans
crave
warmth
stability
from ancient fires
to cozy cottages
we tuck ourselves
into homes
by hearths
over tables
family around
we bend towards the light
the sunflower
coming from the
Americas
providing
beauty
food
oil
and symbols
of peace
a Ukraine without nuclear
weapons
a shining flower
bending to the light
we need this now
a flower
of peace
in a world
with war
the reminder
of connection
the sunflower
replaced
the ancient
Greek myth
of heliotrope
that also followed
the sun god
fields of France
now bend to the light
children everywhere
know which
way to turn
their faces
to feel the warmth
to follow the sun
with eyes closed
or sight gone
a victim of war
or a child
simply playing
in orchard
in meadow
on beach
by stream
bending towards the light
as the arc of justice
bends so too do we
with prayers for peace
with actions
with donations
and hope
riding waves
of light
one sun
one earth
when will we see
that we are one
as humans
always
bending to the light.
Powerful