The Circle of Life - Day 25

firststeps (46)in #poetry • 7 years ago

Roots weaving through the earth medium
Giving shelter and sustenance to rhyzomian life
Who gratefully mine precious minerals
From pressed down, compacted, solidified earth
And return the favor

Bare branches criss-crossing reaching
Through the air distance that separates them
Touching, caressing each other
As the wind dances around them
And treetops sway to the rhythm
Celebrating their communion

Hands reaching for the sweetest plumpest fruit
To taste the bounty of symbiotic cooperation
Fueling a lifespan of synergistic energy and love

Bare arms criss-crossing reaching
Through the air distance that separates them
Caressing, penetrating, implanting new life
To continue the eternal cycle
As one day they give their body back to earth
And return the favor

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Day 1: The Pendulum
Day 2: Half In - Half Out
Day 3: Names Will Always Hurt Me
Day 4: Turning
Day 5: No Longer
Day 6: Equilibrium
Day 7: Entangled
Day 8: Shattered
Day 12:Beat Ball WINNING ENTRY! (Intermediate category)
Day 15: The Golden Rule
Day 16: Panic
Day 19: Birthday
Day 20: Bar Room Blues
Day 21:Victory
Day 22: Just Another Day
Day 23: charming Knights
Day 24: Thank the Gods

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cabelindsay (60) 7 years ago

Cool poem! I love the way the imagery draws out some of the context in your words. I believe that tree on the top is called "Samauma," a.k.a. "kapok." It is the largest tree in the Amazon, with a lifespan upwards of 2000 years. Colossal and majestic tree. I've heard certain members of this tree family have pockets where 7 people can sit inside, in Mother Nature's womb. And I've been told that the longest branch on these trees points to another Samauma tree.

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