From Wish to Sunflower

Gabrielle Munslow

A blade of grass tilts,
the weight of air bending it.
Dandelion clocks pulse—
white spheres trembling,
ready to break.

One breath scatters them—
seed parachutes drift,
wishes hitchhiking the wind,
each fleck a dot of sky.

Now the earth holds sunflowers,
stems muscled green,
faces lit like coins.

Bees in gold-armour
climb the spirals of pollen.
Moths, birds, butterflies—
a riot of wings
spinning around their crowns.

Seeds crack open in sparrow beaks.
Petals blaze and fall.
Roots grip the dark,
while the stalks, sun-struck,
bow under rain’s weight.

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Gabrielle Munslow
Gabrielle Munslow is a UK-based poet and nurse practitioner whose work explores survival, ecological grief, and the intersections between human life and the natural world. Her poetry has appeared in Neon Origami, Bristol Noir, and The Ekphrastic Review. She is currently developing several themed collections, including What I Made from the Ruins and Phoenix-Souled, while actively submitting work to international journals and prizes. Drawing on both her clinical practice and lived experience, Gabrielle writes with a focus on resilience, myth, and the enduring bond between humanity and the natural world.