#plant poems on Hello Poetry

Susan N Aassahde Dec 2019

hallow spice roller
constable puck
holly sprout noon

#japanese #haiku #senryu #form #plant #object

Orchid T Aspen Dec 2019

roses' petals kept him,
                twirled him inside white throws,
         blanketed him in relief
and then sealed him up.
they painted him in pollen,
they walked him with stamens,
and he never looked up, either,
because his roses filled him.
they throbbed thorns beneath him
      that never struck him,
          and he never snuck down, either,
              because he had roses to swaddle him.
                     his roses kept him.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'

#rose #thorns #imagery #symbolism #human #plant #home #hostility #captivity #nature

CC Sep 2019

More Trees

To sooth the mind with planted thoughts
That are in soil that let roots grow
Mighty aging healthy tree
Whose seeds which we continue to spread
On earth that mighty men do tread

#trees #truth #spirituality #seed #plant #grow #men #age #calm #roots

Mitch Prax Aug 2019

Haiku

Let yourself become
an elegant sunflower
in a field of thorns

5:24 PM
30/8/19

#nature #flower #flowers #plant #plants #inspiration #inspiring #optimistic #optimism

Niki Gray Jul 2019

Selfless

Think about your self less
and your community more
plant the seeds of success
that open prosperity's door.

In a world that is so full of selfishness it is important to remember to strive to leave a legacy that will remain when you're gone. Thank you to my family and friends who encourage and support me. Syd, James, Jimmy, Todd, Sheela, Courtney and Christian.

#self #less #selfish #community #plant #seeds #success #open #selfless

Elizabeth Midgley-Peters Jul 2019

Teacher

If seeds don’t tend to spill far from the tree,
I just can’t help but wonder where I’ll land.
In shame, my poisoned roots conspire to plant
unstable footing: reckless destiny.
You, cold in slow-birthed pain, beg to be free,
away from grasp of rope-red harnessed hands
while I struggle to find my feet and stand.
A narrative intended to repeat.

Don’t touch me. It’s a trap. I’ll never grow
into a pretty vessel with a use.
Dead roots infect their damaged seeds: echo
through gardens, plant by plant until they choose
to drown it out, to let the system go
and cut unfolding lessons at the root.

#roots #teacher #father #parent #depression #plant #nature

MisfitOfSociety Jul 2019

The Illusion Of Control

Control where to plant the seed,
But not how the tree will grow.

#control #short #poem #beauty #illusion #growing #plant #tree #acorn

kiran goswami May 2019

A Relationship

While passing from the roads I take daily,
I noticed a mycorrhiza on a tree.
Wrapped on the sweaty hands of the tall,
Entangled into each other.

I heard them whispering
"I love you",
" I love you too",
and I saw the little plantae
embracing very leaf of the tall,
kissing every inch.

It was symbiotic, I believed.
too symbiotic to be separated.

I took four steps closer,
and I noticed it was a cascuta on the tree.
Engulfing the sweaty hands of the tall,
climbing onto the top of the other,
I heard them whispering again,
"I love you",
" I want you",
I saw the little plantae
suffocating every leaf of the tall,
******* and tearing every inch.

It was parasitic, I knew.
Too parasitic to be together.

#relationship #love #lust #plant #symbiotic #parasitic