Graduation Poem (for 倩倩)

Marisa Lin

written by a sunflower 
who knows nothing

of integrity, only how to face
a storm when it comes.

She calls you a brilliant
snapdragon as you open

your many mouths,
drink in the message

of the morning. When night
prowls its belly across

spring’s floor, each blossom
knows we are here

in belief
of tomorrow.

 
 

Photo by Kelly Sikkema

 

Marisa is an alum of the Servant Partners internship in San Jose, California. She has just begun working towards a Masters in Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

Posted on August 10, 2022 and filed under Poetry.