The Sun and Sunflower

In the early morning dew

where a girl

sitting on the bare earth

with no one else but her

she was so alone

she lowered her eyes every night

just like the night before

but only one man could

encourage her when he

came to her every morning 

he was wrapped

in a gray blanket

each night so

they could not meet

in the nocturnal hours

as the blanket had so many

tiny holes

in the new silence

some birds broke into song

and the blanket turned blue

and finally the cover faded away

and he showed his face

and brightened her smile

he always came

and showed her

his glaring face

at the start

of each new day 

and made her

happy every morning

he was sure

to come tomorrow too


         by Hikaru Higa