Slumping sunflowers in our victory garden,
I understand.
How well?
I hope you never know.
Like them I will fade away and take,
The memory of all my pain,
Safely away from you.
And all will someday be,
Peaceful and unafraid and,
Flourishing forever.
S. D. Smith is the author of The Green Ember Series, a bestselling middle-grade adventure saga. When he’s not writing adventurous tales of #RabbitsWithSwords in his writing shed, dubbed The Forge, Smith loves to speak to audiences about storytelling, imagination, and seeing yourself as a character in the Story. S. D. Smith lives in West Virginia with his wife and four kids.
I just want to say I love your poems that you post.
Thank you!
I love that poem so much!
Beautiful. This might be my favorite of your poems.