Let The Flowers Grow Again

Written: August 27, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Mystic Rose Ros

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Here I am— not quite rooted, but reaching. The soil remembers what I have whispered in sleep, What I have buried in silence. If you can hear me, let the flowers grow where my voice trembles. Let petals rise from the ache of my asking, soft as forgiveness, bright as belief. I have watered the earth with unsent letters, with the hush between heartbeats, with the style of hope that doesn’t shout— just waits. Let the garden answer. Let the stems lean toward What I meant to say. Let the wind carry my unfinished prayers to the One It's a mystery language of blooming. If you can hear me— not with ears, but with mercy— Then let the flowers grow where I once knelt in the shade of doubt, and called it devotion.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 9/1/2025 11:21:00 AM
Lovely poetry Sotto, reads alike a prayer… Beryl
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Date: 8/30/2025 8:08:00 PM
Breathtaking, Sotto -
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Date: 8/28/2025 6:29:00 AM
You wrote a beautiful poem for this contest. I fell in love with each stanza, willingly let them steal my breath. Ah. Poetry hugs ... CayCay
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Date: 8/27/2025 5:37:00 PM
brilliant take on the contest, Sotto. Every stanza was softly engaging, but I especially liked the hope in the last stanza. Best wishes with the contest. I'm sure Rose will love it, hugs from Texas, Sara
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Date: 8/27/2025 10:48:00 AM
- Tender and beautiful, Las ... a prayer to the earth - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs
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