Root Poems - Poems about Root

With these rings, we said, "I do," Never planned to play the fool. Too young to grasp loves weight, Too blind to heed its rules. We were D—drifting, never devoted. We were I—insensible, inconsiderate. We broke our Vows, splintered trust. We were O—reckless, outrageous. We were R—tangled, bitter root. We were C—careless, never committed. We were E—estranged, unraveling fast. A word we swore would never be...

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Where to begin? Perhaps with the hum of the drill lurking in some unseen chamber, already rehearsing my name? Or the taunting clock counting down the minutes? I’d like to write a poem about something else besides dentistry but this is the loudest thought I’ve got and it’s already wearing my favorite shirt and deciding if the black flats or pink sneakers will be more forgiving when I’m...

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The first breath stolen, not by force, but by a glance held too long. A spark, unexpected, igniting in the quiet corners of a life you thought you knew. Suddenly, the mundane shimmers. Coffee tastes richer, music swells with untold meaning, the city hums a secret melody only you two can hear. Sleep becomes a reluctant surrender, dreams painted in the hues of...

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Its filtering down.' Over the streets and open ground.' From Clouds to fog formation, just forget about coal burnt waste inahalation.' Do not bother with I C E car emissions This is a ( total war condition ) carried out in hidden labs Our ecosystem is now reserved for the slab.' In morgue Unknown?? in slithering and stealth.' Its...

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I think the root of all evil is selfishness Selfish people put themselves first They do not see, hear or think about others Selfish people take guns and shoot people If they were unselfish, they would have empathy. I cannot see an empathetic person shooting anyone. If they were unselfish, they would not think rape was okay. Incest would be a thing...

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Wisdom was bored, so she left heaven’s serenity Yaldabaoth was bored, so he formed the world we see Saklas was bored, so he moulded man like you and me Samael was bored, so he taught man silver and money Man was bored, so he worshiped this blind deity Through this boredom, we forgot heaven’s serenity Through boredom,...

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Banana tree root Can be made into noodles Flour made from extract....

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When roots wither All parts dries up the vines die off....

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There was a teacher who taught math and had her students on the right path But she found one quite cute and squared up his root She now feels the principal's wrath 10-5-2024...

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Like Root Beer Diamonds smokestack lightning on the pomona freeway plays their twangy sound brimming with desire tan mexican cheerleader rides in a ’46 chevy passing neon hamburger stands in walnut city passing the silver taco trucks parked on main they clang like bells in a distant temple of god she say she want pozole beans and coca cola her brown eyes sparkle...

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The iroko may be The tallest in the forest But I know the secrets Of men better than him The woman with the Secret child whose Husband must not know Sits and cries at my Trunk willing my Roots to keep her throes 'I must keep my crown' she says So down in the waters of my heart Is the secret piece of...

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Planted in the ground of possibilities Stemming from inner catastrophies Am I blinded by curiosity? Am I losing my sanity? Attraction, love, lust Obsession Money, status, purpose Obsession Entertainment, power, time Obsession External? Internal? Obsession...

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As the pulse that renews itself in itself, as above, so below, although caged in form, within our heart glows, eternal light of Self, albeit at this time, veiled by a thought storm, which as long as we have desires on our shelf, with law of agape love, we cannot conform. Strange it is that heart to darkness pays homage, even though...

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Sometimes, better to dig it up Right from the root And expose it to daylight Cos' it's not good for a man to sleep all day And not wake up to his responsibilities It's not normal If he pushes his wife out to the street To hustle and to fend for the family My son Something has gone terribly wrong The head has been cut-off The...

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Transcendental is pi, and Euler's Number, too. Irrational, as well, is the square root of two. ...

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