Safflower Sunrise

Haiku Café Summer Series 2026 — Safflowers Bloom

unfolding slowly
   burnt amber on dewy jade —
      safflower sunrise

© Lana E. Taylor

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In the Japanese micro-seasons (kô), May 26th marks the beginning of Safflower blossoms, 紅花栄 (benibana sakau).

We don’t have safflowers in Ireland — at least to my knowledge — but I imagine a sea of orange suns reflecting the first light at sunrise, dew glistening on the cool green leaves. Something that exists halfway across the world, unfolding to the light whether anyone’s watching or not.

Writing should be like that too: unfolding only if it wants to, regardless of the audience. We don’t need the world to slow down for words to arrive. We only need to slow down ourselves, because the world is never rushing — it’s just doing its own thing, writing its own poetry.

If you received this in your post, this is the invitation for you to slow down and notice the world around you. Without rush, without overthinking.
And maybe, if the words want to arrive, write.

Sending love and light,

Lana

of Salt & Silence

Image Credit: Pinterest

Text + Soul © 2026 Lana E. Taylor

Steal my breath, not my words.

ᚂᚐᚅᚐ ᚈᚐᚔᚂᚑᚏ

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