Journey

Journey
By  Ifunanya Anyene

Category B (14 yrs)
Grade 11

As a seedling I start,
Fresh and unharmed by the flaws of nature,
From the grounds I depart,
Top of the beauty chart
A whole new creature.

 Now I bloom in the sunset
A queen in the wilderness
And they blow the trumpet
Unlike the sun I do not set
But moan with an unending benevolence.

Now I bear the seeds of tomorrow,
As I merge with my own kind,
Now free from the cells of sorrow,
Not long before my petals furrow,
And the weed of death bind.

And so I bear a curtain of hostility
As I weep against my fallen fortress,
And the moon illuminates my site of photosynthesis,
As thus I reach my final terminus,
As a seedling I came as a yield I digress.

Now comes the end of my prolonged journey,
As the weeds of ancient time overthrow me,
And I return to the ground nobly, 

Be think oneself with this,
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Cathey Avatar
June 27, 2016 at 4:13 PM
Great thought and message...David.
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May 21, 2016 at 1:17 AM
Latoya, Welcome to Poetry Soup. It will be a delight to read and become familiar with your poems in the future. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :) Drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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May 18, 2016 at 12:19 AM
Lotoya, Nice and wonderful first entry. Welcome to poetry soup. Hope you will enjoy our community. Wish you a fruitful journey ahead...........//:) hugs
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May 17, 2016 at 3:34 PM
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