Sunflower🌻for Emily: Portraits and Archetype

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When Silence Speaks

When breath dissolves into the air,
And time forgets the weight we bear,
What waits beyond the closing eyes—
A dawn, a void, or soft disguise?

Is death a cradle, rocked anew,
A birth reversed, yet passing through?
Do memories fade, or linger still,
Like echoes bending to the will?

The ones who cross cannot return,
Their lips are sealed, their voices burn.
Yet in the hush, a whisper stays,
A shadowed hymn of hidden ways.

Perhaps it feels like being born,
A gentle veil, a world reborn.
Or maybe silence, vast and deep,
Where souls lie down, at last, to sleep.

And though we ask, and wonder why,
No answer drifts from those who die.
So we remain, with hope and fear,
Listening for what none can hear.

~ Copyright ©EmperatrizV @Sunflower for Emily, 26 March 2026 - All Rights Reserved

In the Silence of the Frame

We’ve never met—not in the way

the wind meets leaves, or hands find hands.

Yet through poetry and photographs,

I glimpse a world my heart understands.

A stranger bends to light and shadow,

capturing silence in golden skies.

I write of woods, dusk, and solitude —

his art responds, though unaware of my eyes.

His lens leans close to the effect of lights:

from the sky to waters, and the structures beneath.

I linger in the quiet spaces,

where admiration hides in gentle delight.

He knows I love the sun’s descent,

how it spills secrets across the sky.

And when I see that amber stillness,

I wonder if it speaks to me too.

No declarations, no confessions—

just verses left like fallen leaves.

And in return, his photographs

echo something my heart believes.

So here I stay, behind the screen,

where art and nature intertwine.

In the silence of the frame, I dwell—

a stranger moved, yet quietly aligned.

Sunflower's Essence

In a field where sunlight graces,

A sunflower blooms with gentle traces.

Its petals wide, a radiant crown,

A testament to strength renowned.

She stands with elegance, tall and bright,

Facing the world with unwavering might.

Her heart, a bloom of golden hue,

Reflects a soul both kind and true.

Like the sunflower, she seeks the sun,

Drawing warmth from everyone.

Her presence, a beacon in the storm,

A source of comfort, safe and warm.

In moments of grace, she sways with ease,

Her laughter carried by the breeze.

Yet, beneath her vibrant display,

Lies a depth, profound and gray.

She embraces life with open arms,

Captivating all with her charms.

A dance of light and shadow plays,

In her eyes, where secrets stay.

Her resilience mirrors the flower’s stance,

In the face of trials, she’ll advance.

Unyielding, through the darkest night,

She rises strong, with morning light.

For in the bloom of a sunflower’s glow,

Lives a tale of courage, love, and woe.

A woman’s heart, a mystery profound,

In petals of gold, her essence is found.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

🌻This poem is a quiet unveiling of a woman’s essence—her strength, her softness, her mystery. Inspired by the sunflower’s stance, it speaks of resilience not as defiance, but as grace under pressure. Though written in metaphor, it carries fragments of my own truth. In its lines, I see the woman I am becoming: rooted yet reaching, vibrant yet complex, blooming even in shadow. It is both a tribute and a mirror.

O r C h i D s

📷 image credit RainerBerns via Pixabay

You are sensitive,

A beauty so delicate,

Maiden well-cared of.

***

Your blooms are unique,

Unusual, yet so simple,

Lovely to look at...

***

Offering the White,

Lilac seems an endless love

Forgot what we were.

***

Have you seen this one?

Do you remember this flow'r?

You said I'm the one.

***

Decipher the words,

Scribbling because of sadness

Orchids we were once.

~ €mpêråtrïzV

~~oOo~~

The Sunflower in Me

📷 image by EmilyM

As the bright sun shines

What a smile sunflowers bring

Brightens someone's day!

Radiates joy, beauty

A positive energy

Good vibes from within!

Unwavering faith

And unconditional love

for someone adored...

Absorbs emotions

Sensitiveness for its kind

Let the pollen spread!

If you meet someone

With wits and intelligence

Catch and don't let go!

If you haven't found

Hunt one for she brings beauty

Across the ages!

~ €mpêråtrïzV

My Star

📷 image credit shutterstock.com

I gaze through the lens,

I thought you were a star.

Your love touches my eyes, reaching me,

touches life, outlining your presence in me.

Your warmth never burns,

your hug glows inside me.

Your brightness is subtle, impressive,

a love that knows no distance.

You speak through my heart

without even opening your lips.

We consummated our longing

Every time the world darkens.

You are humble enough

to reach me beyond the expanse,

telling me there is something

rather than nothing.

I then realized that you saw me before

Or is it I who saw you?

Every night, our future meets from a distant past.

I wonder if you are still there.

(written with permission from someone but forget his/her name)

SUNSET

📷 image by EmilyM.

Sun engulfed by dusk

Promises new day and hope

Dawn peeping through clouds

~~o0o~~

Beauty of Sunset

Unspeakable awareness

of what lies ahead.

~~ o0o ~~

Sunset gives us hope,

Another day's gone away

New day rise again

G O D 's

📷 image by EmilyM

I belong to God

I am His beloved child,

whom He surely loves.

I believe God's Words

He is our true loving God,

who promised me life.

I believe God's works

Created all things that we see

for us to enjoy.

I believe God's will

He knows what is right for me

and the best for us.

I believe God's ways

He's our Father who knows best

to set things straight.

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