ROSE BUSHING LIFE
(A Haiku Alison Sowed & I Reaped)
Let’s be as roses,
Life lived with petals and thorns;
Surviving its vase:-
SOWED AND REAPED
The seeds we have sown,
Took some time to germinate
Their ripe, reaping fruits:
Nourishing fruits of God’s grace,
Navigating awareness:-
REAPED AND GARNERED
Reaped democracy;
Cultivated sown justice:
Garnered equity:-
Shall We Recall Gems Reaped From Our Love's Tree
Should small differences tear us apart
Bringing sorrows, upset our applecart
Will we open our eyes to truly see
How truth and love's growth can still set us free
Surely life should be more than seeking gain
More than just gathering bountiful grain
Shall we yet again, our souls truly search
On higher and higher mountaintops perch
Learn to give and love to the nth degree
Bathe ourselves in love's deep romantic sea
Should such differences rip us apart
Causing those rash actions not very smart
Shall we recall gems reaped from our love's tree
Wonderful bliss, love gifted unto we?
Robert J. Lindley, 6-13-2022
Sonnet
A seed was acquired from a garden
It was small and very vulnerable
Yet, in good hands tolerable.
It was groomed and nurtured
It was treated with uttermost care.
Then in time it started to sprout
Tender leaves and flowers brought joy
Its roots grew and penetrated the soil.
It grew deeper and deeper, firmer and firmer.
Spreading forth upon and below the earth.
It started gaining nutrients from other sources.
Its growth was outstanding and
It’s beauty was so attractive.
It finally sprang up to its apex.
It bore a fruit that was so desirable.
He who planted, nurtured, and groomed it
Did not taste it yet because it wasn’t time.
Finally, it was time.
The fruit was ripe but
Another came and partook of it.
Today the heavens are filled with souls untimely reaped by ignorance and hate!*
© Demetrios Trifiatis
03 October 2017
*God bless the souls of Las Vegas slaughter !
Hear echoes of souls grimly reaped.
Reaped from hands of the beloved.
Beloved souls soar to divine.
Divine souls now graceful angels.
m.n.i.w
Four Lines Only
6/7/2015
Visual 3
serpent minds of greed
grow leviathan that feeds
revenge, nature binge
For: Nature’s revenge
Sponsored by: Carolyn Devonshire
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