A sunflower with a deep black center. The petals are orange near the center and yellow at the edges. In the background is a brick building. The words West Bloomfield Literary are partially visible on a sign.
Sunflowers (seeds sent from NY) by request of the Allen Ginsberg Estate in honor of his poem “Sunflower Sutra.” The sunflowers are by far, one of the most popular flowers in the garden. Students and staff love coming back in August to the joyous riot of cheery yellow sunflowers ablaze in the Literary Garden. Certainly recalls Ginsberg’s lines: "A perfect beauty of a sunflower! a perfect excellent lovely sunflower existence! a sweet natural eye to the new hip moon, woke up alive and excited grasping in the sunset shadow sunrise golden monthly breeze!"

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