Tom Hitt Poet Free verse

An Orchid In the Forest

An Orchid in the forest, shoots forth.
All things, all things will grow as they should.

And so the time, the time becomes the thing.
The measure of all that we might know to
what we might become.

Emblem and symbol always pale
when compared to the lotus fully formed.
Every warlord passed has dropped to knee
when survival brings them to
a fresh bloom of life.    ~TH~

(a spontaneous poem inspired by an illustration by  Ryan Heshka.  http://wrongwaywriteway.com)

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Maurice Yvonne April 1, 2015 at 10:17 AM For a spontaneous write this is very well written. As others have said it is definitely thought provoking. I will add you to my list of fav poets. Tom Hitt April 1, 2015 at 11:39 AM Thanks again! Just faved you as well, I will be checking in on your work often. Sifting for gold that others drop for us here at poetry soup - I best be cautious, or I'll end up reading all day, to the exclusion of my own writing! ~TH~

Ilene Bauer March 16, 2015 at 8:45 PM thought-provoking and inspiring! (well-written, too!) Tom Hitt March 17, 2015 at 9:37 AM Thank you for the kind comments. ~TH~