Roots Beneath My Soles

Resilient I am, 
to be here, 
to stand as tall as a sunflower. 
I can hear the cacophony of cicadas outside my window sing with me through my grief. 
Their trill reminds of blooming chances.
As sunlight slips through, 
rays of gold ripple over my skin like a whisper of comfort, 
their warmth sinking into my bones-
a sweetness in the air, faint as the scent of honeysuckle carried by the breeze. 
Filling me with its glow, I sit still, as if I moved an inch it would be gone. 
How glorious is it to feel every single thing to its peak? 
Every memory that lies in my mind,
it is a song that dances through my body, like the tune of a sorrowful violin reverberating within my soul. 
Resilient, I am, to stand upon 
this ground, 
its cool earth pressing against my soles, 
unyielding beneath my 
trembling weight--
though I ache for its embrace, 
to let it swallow me whole 
and cradle me in its 
quiet depths.
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Jama Avatar
March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thank you for writing on my prompt. Congratulations on placing. Your poem is utterly gorgeous. Each line is just as beautiful as the last. "rays of gold ripple over my skin like a whisper of comfort," just perfection. "like the tune of a sorrowful violin reverberating within my soul," I love the imagery in this line. And your ending, I felt that in my soul.
Ashley Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Dear Ari, your poem has a quiet ache, a sad beauty and poetic introspection that is just softly stunning. Captivating and haunting. Congratulations for your success in Sara's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
Justine Avatar
March 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Thank you so much, Susan! I greatly appreciate it and I'm just so happy you guys enjoyed my poem ??
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