- Poem by Katie Wilsdon, Grade 8

As I spring up

And out of the ground

I am blinded by the scorching sun

For only a mere moment

The sun beats down

On me day after day

I start to wonder when rain

Will fall to quench my thirst

As the wind picks up

A storm is near

I sway back and forth

Side to side

Rapidly picking up speed

Losing some petals

The rain starts to fall

Gracefully coming down

Drop by drop by drop

After the storm has past

And my quench has been cured

I start to feel myself becoming

Tall, taller, tallest

Rising above the rest

I look up as I follow the sun

It seems to me that

I am reaching for the sky

Towering over all plants

Like I am king of the world

Or at least the sunflower patch