Once thick stalked br Near 7 feet br Deep green br With a light br Filled harvest moon face br Fringed tendril br Encircled br Your radiant smile br Reaching out br Warming br Gardened hearts br Now br Glum br Appears br Your br Face searching the earth br Wondering, br It seems, br If your br Once strong br Hard-bodied br Essence will br Nourish br The essence br Of light and love br br (Winter Sunflower, Tennessee br December 29,2006)br br Debora Shortbr br