Let Roots Bloom High

Buried so long in rules and obligations
To the earth, the roots have worked. 

Every time a raindrop falls on a petal,
It finally finds the earth
But the petal owns the mirth
Forgetting it started in the earth first. 

The sky births the snowflake
And the snowflake starts the river
Raging
And the doe in the meadow waits
Nervously

For the river to slow down and gently flow 
Through the meadow. 

Water interrupts war. 

Instead it finds life in a root
Of a plant
That makes a flower
That we must give to that little snowflake that started it all. 
Give to the roots and let them bloom
High.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 5/23/2023 3:02:00 PM
Congrats on your win with this super fine poem. I loved the metaphors.
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Lee Etheridge
Date: 10/16/2024 10:05:00 PM
Thanks Andrea. Again.
Date: 5/22/2023 7:29:00 PM
A moving poem that captures the ideas of replenishment, continuity and hope through rain and snow that nourishes all. Congratulations! Brian
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Date: 4/26/2023 9:21:00 PM
I live in this neighborhood where people don’t let their kids bloom, naturally. They control everything and they seem like they are constantly chasing each other. For me, decent manners like chewing with your mouth closed and treating others nicely is all. After that stuff, we have to let them go. Otherwise, they’ll never hang out with us.
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Date: 4/21/2023 10:56:00 AM
Cooper, congratulations on your win with this marvelously wrought poem. Indeed the snowflake and the raindrop started it all. wonderful take on the contest theme! all the best! Grace and peace to you!
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Lee Etheridge
Date: 4/26/2023 9:15:00 PM
Thank you so much
Date: 4/2/2023 5:40:00 AM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
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Lee Etheridge
Date: 4/2/2023 10:21:00 AM
Thank you, Beata!
Date: 4/1/2023 4:19:00 PM
Congratulations on your win, Cooper! This is a powerful poem. "Give to the roots and let them bloom High."
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Lee Etheridge
Date: 4/2/2023 3:54:00 AM
Thank you, Ryan.
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