Paper Poetry Prompt Week 12

Useful Beauty

Ekphrastic poem

Image by Toni Crowe

All you see is the tall waving sunflower
Eye-popping yellow
Head full of seeds and color
Sunny, bright-looking great
But wait, the flower will not be there long
As a useful beauty
It blooms but one time
The birds and the bees will eat and drink
The delectable seeds will be roasted and consumed
Strong unique coffee will stain your tongue
Or do…