pair of sunflower haikus

Sunflowers stand tall
stretching upward to the sky
toward their namesake

Sunflowers brilliant
radiate positive thoughts
be cheerful today

         A simple post today, a return to the beginning of my poetic journey, when writing haiku was a  baby step in the right direction.

         The sunflower, Helianthus, combines the Greek words for sun and flower.
        The yellow varieties of this flower have ties to happiness and long life.
         Symbolism of the sunflower is associated with warmth, positivity, power, and strength.
         A Greek myth explains why the sunflower follows the sun:
         There was a water nymph named Cyltia, so madly in love with Apollo, god of the sun that she never stopped staring up at the sun co.  He did not return Cyltia's love, however.
          The other gods took pity on poor Cyltia and turned her into a sunflower so she could always follow the path of the sun.  The sunflower has followed the sun ever since.

#poetry,
#positive thoughts
#sky
#cheerful
#radiates
#sunflowers
#Greek myth
#Cyltia