Sunflowers Poem by David Wood

Sunflowers

Rating: 4.6


Will Gauguin like them in his room?
Even van Gogh said he was mad about
His sunflowers.
Gauguin even painted van Gogh
Painting his sunflowers.

Those sunflowers, the cycle of life.
From those buds to showing maturity.
Then death in its final epitaph not on
A gravestone but on the canvas.
Spiky twisted stems that epitomise

Life in the raw.
Of green sepals and bristling seed heads
That speak of the passion of life.
But Gauguin didn’t stay; van Gogh
Frustration seen in the melting gold flowers.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Beautiful tribute. Those sunflowers were painted without showing shadows in them. Life in the raw. A fine expression.

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Dave Walker 31 May 2013

A great poem, like it.

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Valerie Dohren 31 May 2013

Very good David - I love sunflowers, and yellow is my favourite colour.

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Unwritten Soul 31 May 2013

This write spark more sun-flower-light when you added the painters in your write..creative you! _Soul

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Farah Ilyas 31 May 2013

Frustration seen in the melting gold flowers....amazing line...hopeless individual seems like melting flower but when it watered by the hope, its whiff can easily be feel about..nice poem

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Dr Dillip K Swain 05 November 2021

A magnificent poem. My favorite lines: 'Those sunflowers, the cycle of life. From those buds to showing maturity. Then death in its final epitaph not on A gravestone but on the canvas'...appreciated this wonderful composition that is absolutely a beauty!

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Neela Nath Das 07 June 2013

Very philosophical and the comparison brought here is appropriate and mind-blowing.

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Wahab Abdul 03 June 2013

twist and turn here which enhances the beauty of the poem.....a lovely poem..fully enjoyed..10

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Spiritual Seeker 03 June 2013

I love sunflowers! ! Oh how beautifully you have connected them to the great artists...brilliant!

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Chandra Thiagarajan 03 June 2013

A lovely poem of the wonderful painters and their Sunflowers, which are highly captivating 1

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