Screaming Sunflowers

My tablecloth has sunflowers on it; five big ones, bright against the dull white background. When I look at them I feel a strange sense of disquiet. I want to stand on my chair and scream at the blue sky and crunch loudly as I eat my toast. Sunflowers defy. They are too large and unwieldy for their thin stems. They are for days without bounds: no clouds, only a horizon to hold you in.

 

Yellow Sweater

WA

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