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POEM STARTER

Deep Roots

Write a poem about the importance of roots - it could be physical (like a tree) or metaphorical (like a character's upbringing), or a comparison of both!

Writings

Fading Roots 🌱

1 min read

In the shadows of love,

Silence now grows,

Deep roots once entwined,

But weariness shows.

Echoes of laughter fade into pain,

In the garden of memories,

I wander in vain.

Leaves in the wind,

We drift far apart,

Deep roots of our love slip through trembling hands....

Poetry

Mystery

Root Rot

Fae Wildwood

1 min read

Our world is covered in green

If you must know what I mean

Look outside and see

The countless beautiful trees

In the center stands the oak

Quite the cebebrity, you know

His leaves, the birds’ cloak

That’s why he must grow

To the left yawns the palm

He hums a soothing song

Should the sun follow along,

His shade will keep you calm

To the right hides the willow

Her branches resemble a grotto

D...

Poetry

Grounded.

🌖🧚🏽🪻Oddity ✨🐜🥀

1 min read

I try to branch out,

Yet the roots keep me grounded;

A blessing, a curse....

Poetry

Roots

Charlie

1 min read

Reaching, stretching into the dark and damp

Without thought or plan

Only the desire to survive

Throwing parts of myself deep into the unknown

Casting out for signs of life

Sprawling into the darkness

Crawling further and further

Hoping that this time to take hold

To become rooted, grounded

To be nourished and thrive

That all of the time in the darkness

Will help me to spring towards the light

And ...

Poetry

Roots

Emmy

1 min read

Without my roots I can’t be nourished

Without my roots I just can’t be

Without my roots I cannot flourish

Without my roots I am not me....

Poetry

Black, Green and Gold

Poet’s Garden

1 min read

To the sun.

Oh, the joy you carry,

When you shine upon us,

Bringing light to our hearts.

To the land.

Oh, the sustenance you bring.

A field of memory,

Joining us together in harmony.

To the people.

Oh, how your skin sparkle.

Diamonds rest within,

Shining through our complexion.

To the world.

You will cook our food.

You will dance to our music.

You will try to speak like us.

And you won’t see ...

Poetry

the seeds of anxiety

ThinkingOfThoughts

1 min read

There is a plant in my room

I think it’s dying

Always forget to water it

I keep saying “it’s fine”

In all honesty that plant is like me

Growing but never thriving

Seemingly fine

But never truly alive

It’s creeping up the wall

Along the pegs I placed to guide it

Just like the way my emotions creep on me

And I can never seem to hide it

Just like the dying leaves

My face showcases all that I feel

And...

Poetry

Drama

the family tree

Diana C

1 min read

Steady, steady.

Built from the ground up.

A foundation,

a sensation-

a life just begun.

Evolving from the Earth,

the beginning of a line.

Something new and unexpected.

Different yet connected,

similar in kind.

Heartbeats sound through the family,

supportive voices drift.

New faces stay comforting,

Ever continuously growing,

A beautiful kind of gift.

Extensions of the self,

branche...

Poetry

The Mulberry Tree

Polka Dots and Moondreams

1 min read

Moonlight fell heavily on my bedroom wall. Blue and white —— like the porch light over the kitchen step at home as it went pouring through the door screen, with little dark rectangles cut out of it where the screen was patched.

Andy had made holes in the door with his Red Ryder once. He had scarcely missed Latitia as she stood drying dishes.

I imagined cicadas and cricket song, crackl...

Rooted In Christ

Frances <3

1 min read

The roots of my life form a cross.

Each part of my being points back to the One who created me.

My roots began as He skillfully knitted me in my mother’s womb.

My mother’s whispered prayers started the tinniest roots

And the roots grew deeper and wider with each devotion and sermon.

My roots have anchored me to a faith since childhood

And my root system is intertwined with the roots of oth...

Poetry

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Writings

Writing Prompt

POEM STARTER

Deep Roots

Write a poem about the importance of roots - it could be physical (like a tree) or metaphorical (like a character's upbringing), or a comparison of both!

Writings

Fading Roots 🌱

1 min read

In the shadows of love,

Silence now grows,

Deep roots once entwined,

But weariness shows.

Echoes of laughter fade into pain,

In the garden of memories,

I wander in vain.

Leaves in the wind,

We drift far apart,

Deep roots of our love slip through trembling hands....

Poetry

Mystery

Root Rot

Fae Wildwood

1 min read

Our world is covered in green

If you must know what I mean

Look outside and see

The countless beautiful trees

In the center stands the oak

Quite the cebebrity, you know

His leaves, the birds’ cloak

That’s why he must grow

To the left yawns the palm

He hums a soothing song

Should the sun follow along,

His shade will keep you calm

To the right hides the willow

Her branches resemble a grotto

D...

Poetry

Grounded.

🌖🧚🏽🪻Oddity ✨🐜🥀

1 min read

I try to branch out,

Yet the roots keep me grounded;

A blessing, a curse....

Poetry

Roots

Charlie

1 min read

Reaching, stretching into the dark and damp

Without thought or plan

Only the desire to survive

Throwing parts of myself deep into the unknown

Casting out for signs of life

Sprawling into the darkness

Crawling further and further

Hoping that this time to take hold

To become rooted, grounded

To be nourished and thrive

That all of the time in the darkness

Will help me to spring towards the light

And ...

Poetry

Roots

Emmy

1 min read

Without my roots I can’t be nourished

Without my roots I just can’t be

Without my roots I cannot flourish

Without my roots I am not me....

Poetry

Black, Green and Gold

Poet’s Garden

1 min read

To the sun.

Oh, the joy you carry,

When you shine upon us,

Bringing light to our hearts.

To the land.

Oh, the sustenance you bring.

A field of memory,

Joining us together in harmony.

To the people.

Oh, how your skin sparkle.

Diamonds rest within,

Shining through our complexion.

To the world.

You will cook our food.

You will dance to our music.

You will try to speak like us.

And you won’t see ...

Poetry

the seeds of anxiety

ThinkingOfThoughts

1 min read

There is a plant in my room

I think it’s dying

Always forget to water it

I keep saying “it’s fine”

In all honesty that plant is like me

Growing but never thriving

Seemingly fine

But never truly alive

It’s creeping up the wall

Along the pegs I placed to guide it

Just like the way my emotions creep on me

And I can never seem to hide it

Just like the dying leaves

My face showcases all that I feel

And...

Poetry

Drama

the family tree

Diana C

1 min read

Steady, steady.

Built from the ground up.

A foundation,

a sensation-

a life just begun.

Evolving from the Earth,

the beginning of a line.

Something new and unexpected.

Different yet connected,

similar in kind.

Heartbeats sound through the family,

supportive voices drift.

New faces stay comforting,

Ever continuously growing,

A beautiful kind of gift.

Extensions of the self,

branche...

Poetry

The Mulberry Tree

Polka Dots and Moondreams

1 min read

Andy had made holes in the door with his Red Ryder once. He had scarcely missed Latitia as she stood drying dishes.

I imagined cicadas and cricket song, crackl...

Rooted In Christ

Frances <3

1 min read

The roots of my life form a cross.

Each part of my being points back to the One who created me.

My roots began as He skillfully knitted me in my mother’s womb.

My mother’s whispered prayers started the tinniest roots

And the roots grew deeper and wider with each devotion and sermon.

My roots have anchored me to a faith since childhood

And my root system is intertwined with the roots of oth...

Poetry

Action

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