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                 I have feelings.
                I know I hold you back from the wondrous person I am
                I mean well.
                I show you in my smile,
                in my laughter, I let you know.
                In my tone and in my eyes,
                You experience me.
                Do not infer I feel nothing.

                My dreams gleam,
                my fantasies parade,
                my heart quivers .

                I have feelings.
                Wishes - I long for,
                thoughts - I conceive,
                hopes - I carry with me.
                Yet, s

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The sunflower symbolizes warmth, abundance, longevity, and prosperity. It also serves to point you in the right direction and is a source of spiritual guidance. Even through difficult times, you will persevere.

They've always held a special place for me and perhaps now more than ever as I work my way through my own metamorphosis. For those that know me well enough, you'll know I have a tattoo of a sunflower as well.

Legend tells that the Greek sun-god Helios was drowned by his uncles, the Titans, and then raised to the sky, where he became the sun. He was loved by a mortal woman named Clytie, who died of her love for him. When she died she became a flower and followed Helios' daily journey through the sky. The sunflower's turning as it follows the sun symbolizes deep loyalty and constancy. It is said that if a girl puts three sunflower seeds down her back, she will marry the first boy she meets.

A sunflower will always turn to the direction of the sun :)



some techy notes:

The "flower" is a metal incense burner and the yellow is actually pollen from a live sunflower. Using a metallic piece was intentional and integral to the concept.

Enjoy :heart:
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Critique by ~Gloria-Gypsy-Designs Jul 11, 2009, 9:45:54 PM
This piece "Sunflower" is stunning in its simplicity. The vividness of the yellow pollen jumps out at you and immediately draws you into the photo!

The contrast between the stark, hard metal and the soft colorful pollen is, in my opinion is what makes this photo stand out. It is what makes it unique.

I love the concept behind the photo as well, after reading the
artist comments and feel that this photo captures that concept aptly.

Did you know the sunflower contains spirals, where the number of left spirals and the number of right spirals are successive Fibonacci Numbers?
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Mood: Love *VasiDgallery Feb 27, 2013
Beautiful :heart: interesting concept!
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~yasserian Jan 14, 2013
woow
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Mood: Stunned ~WhiteOrchyd Jul 19, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautiful.
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Mood: Love ~meligabidino Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
my god i never thought i could find someone with the same outlook on this wonderful flower :D what a beautiful piece and picture and thank you for giving some info on sun/sunflower :) it as very intristing and i am very intrigued and i'll look into it more :3 great peice really love it and im very inspired by your work and words <3
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$Moonbeam13 Jul 8, 2012
Thank you very much for your kind words :)
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Mood: Joy ~meligabidino Jul 8, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
your very welcome talented person :)
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*owel Apr 24, 2012
featured here [link] :)
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~igotlockjaw Apr 11, 2012
nice
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~TheGlobalVariety Mar 3, 2012  Professional Photographer
Wow this is beautiful !!! :iconlovelyheartsplz:
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~wtg62 Feb 26, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hai, I just noticed this and I thought I'd take a moment to comment :meow:.
For a moment it looked like a sunflower actually, but then it looked like a metal sunflower (I guessed, then looked) after that. You have a great description for this piece, and I like you end it with the sunflowers natural phototropism adaptations. Good job :la:.
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