after Woman with a Sunflower (1905) by Mary Cassatt
sunflowers were the symbol of the
National American Woman Suffrage Association
notice the title
the placement on her bosom
the sunlike flower
and wonder its importance
to a sweet maternity
notice the daughter
a lamb in its innocence
tender reflection
of her mother and her love
what kind of world awaits her
notice the mother
not-quite-secret suffragette
wearing the symbol
of the movement on her dress
heart hoping for the future
Bio Luanne Castle
Luanne Castle’s hybrid flash memoir, Scrap: Salvaging a Family, is a finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards and earned a starred Kirkus review. Her story, “Garden Seasons,” was selected by Diane Seuss for Best Microfiction 2026. She has published four award-winning poetry collections, and her ekphrastic flash and poetry collection Hunting the Cosmos is forthcoming from Shanti Arts. Luanne lives with her husband and two cats in Arizona along a wash that wildlife use as a thoroughfare. https://www.luannecastle.com/
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