Sunny Side Up

I want to be like a sunflower; so that even on the darkest days I will stand tall and find the sunlight

Unknown

In light of
optimism
darkness
seems dim

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Hay(na)ku: rest sunny child

dusk
head bowed
praying for dawn

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Young sunflowers track the sun, a process known as heliotropism. Sunflowers have circadian rhythms, which promote this behaviour. A young sunflower’s face follows the sun from sunrise to sunset every day and repeats the cycle until maturity.

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Fib: in-te-ger-sun

seeds
grow
numbered
their pattern
a sequenced design
where mathematics forms flowers

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The sunflower seeds' pattern obeys the Fibonacci sequence.

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It’s face
Big as mine
Turns to watch
Standing tall
Above me
Just waiting
For me to look away

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Being afraid of the sunflower is called Helianthophobia.

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Towering over rooftops
In the little town of Kaarst
Is a solitary sunflower
With a very long shadow to cast

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As confirmed by Guinness World Records on August 28 2014, Hans-Peter Schiffer in Kaarst, Germany, is responsible for growing a 30-foot, one-inch (9.17m) sunflower plant.

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Weekly Theme:
Photo Prompt

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