Sunflowers

Clytie the water nymph loved Helios the Sun God
all day long she would sit on the river bank and watch him,
following his progress with her eyes, morn till night
but not once did he notice her.
And she was sad.


The Gods took pity turning her into a sunflower
today, she stands grounded,
her upturned face tracing his movements daily
from dawn to dusk, east to west,
then bows her head to sleep.
She nourishes the world with her seeds and oil.