Short Take Root Poems

Dark whispers take root,
Poisoning the public mind,
Truth becomes the ghost.

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Take root deep in me
Trickle down my skin
I did rest my trigger on your finger
And you pulled it again...

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promises blooming like flowers in unfertile soil ~are seeds that can't take root...

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I breathe my joy into the world
seed to take root and leaf unfurl
within the troubled hearts of those
whose thorn may turn into a rose...

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dormant seeds take root
blossoms bloom, birdsong elates …
spring fever is nigh






Birdsong artwork by Jon McCormack

Graphic image by Mark Toney using Canva Pro...

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There is madness in the rain,
thoughts drip like magic from lips;
Ideas pour on the wind
Just waiting to be harnessed,
to take root in someone's eyes;
Breathing life into a dream,
Feeding imagination....

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-------------------------   Seedling


           Its only a dream
           a little tiny green sprout
           waiting to take root


                   GINSU - KNIFE    EASTPORT , MAINE    USA...

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to lay her seeds
in the ground around her
where they may take root
and drink

and sprouting upward
opened palm of new leaves
her air is theirs
and the same sun

to find herself the core
of a family-forest
this is the wish
of each tree...

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I can churn stomachs, with a stench of truth 
An abscess filled with maggots, pus profuse
As I feed off gunk, new nerve ends take root
Raw language in my words, not gross abuse 
Yes! I am disgust, old wounds fear my fruit 


To late for contest...

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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Did he not seek fervently a heart with his own,
And in that deed unfolded truths and secrets unknown? 
Verily he was divinely appointed and of the Lord known.
In him don't all the great commanders of word take root?
David, like you I hope to write as I should....

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*Image of Truth Lies Philosophy by Pixabay.

The Lying Truth

Stiff tongues pangs if sour truth take root,
lapsed lying lips cured make sweeter fruit.

2021 December 11
*3rd Place*
Bite-Size Poem #31
~~Line Gauthier: Judged 2022 January 12...

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If there was no one
to believe
would there still
be truth

If there was no one
to tell
would silence 
take root

If there was no one
to laugh
would smiles
be gone

If there was no one
to love
would all feeling
— abscond 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)



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The flower blooms, 
Petals unfurl, 
A beacon of beauty, 
Sometimes in a harsh world.

The poetic muse,
Takes flight on the breeze, 
Words dance and shimmer, 
Like leaves in the trees.

Ideas take root, 
Branching and growing, 
A garden of verses,
Where emotions are flowing....

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vernal equinox
pollen’s proliferation
spring’s rebirth affirmed

busy bees buzzing
beautiful birds building nests
winters gloom erased

seeds take root
blossoms bloom-birdsong elates
spring nears its end






Copyright © 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved.
Published 2018 in "Up In Smoke" via wattpad.com...

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And I watched the green river,
the ageless river
that does not have to justify its existence
but just flows,
and I called:

Green river,
   speak to me.
Green river,
   teach me
       to turn obstacles
           into song.
Green river,
    sing to me, let
	your many voices
		take root
                      in my heart....

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Long needle pines
chant in a gentle breeze.
I sit motionless.  Bathed
in the canorous drone,
feel the tremors
of life’s longing,
the ring of ageless wisdom,
sense the strength
of stoic serenity.
Would that I could take root
and join them
                   …….in their moment.


5/15/2022

Wisdom from Trees Poetry Contest...

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Spring is in the Air

Rebirth parallels springtime breeze
Creatures slowly emerge from the freeze
New seedlings take root
Birds mimic the flute
And the world seems a bit more at ease…












Submitting: “Spring in Air Poetry Contest”
Sponsor: Mohan Chutani
Date: 02/22/2022...

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Lost Eden’s eternity tree is found
In the gardens all around.
It’s just that we’re too blind to see,
His vision of eternity.
The wind may blow the old growth down.
But little sprouts will soon be found.
Or that same wind may gently put
A seed where it can soon take root.
God’s plan is wonderful and true.
Not all revealed to me and you....

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Where do the lies go 
That you tell yourself 
Do they take root 
And feed upon your health
Fattening themselves 
Then like a dart 
Finding nourishment 
Into your willing heart. 

Don't tell me 
You don't feel them there. 
The lies never die 
They furnish their lair 
What do we lose? 
Self respect the ego fall 
Our own sense of worth
The biggest lie of all....

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Why do we create stuff?
Stuff is never enough.
We need to wonder how:
To surpass old endow.


Why do writers write?
Fond writes feel like love bites.
Taste thus forbidden fruits:
Let sensuous feel take root.


Why do poets write verse?
Strange words hurl wild outburst.
Fragments of feelings urge:
Less words forge deep converge.




Leon Enriquez
13 April 2016
Singapore...

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