Sprout Poems | Examples

sprout and granddaughter

a small champaka sprout
lost to the receding flood
my grand daughter's face.

Broccoli, Brussel And Cuke

If in all innocence
broccoli brings out flatulence
not to dwell but how many unfortunate smells
will it impart from a single floret
and in the end when it rends
does it sound like a bassoon or clarinet?
And what about the brussel sprout?
No doubt it will create heady fallout
and if on the quiet you ever diet or fast
as you are and repeat all you eat
this gas too at last shall pass.
Also the humble cucumber
which on you may do a number
what light wind
breaks through yonder soft butt?
Smile if while seated at the dinner table
as you may be able to blame the mutt.

bebop pop sprout

buds beckon to pop
leaves unfurl reveal green scroll
spring devolves uncurls

A Harvest of Joy

Tears are salty seeds 
      planted in the rich soil of hope.
           When given nourishment, encouragement, 
                                                    Whispered words at midnight,  
                When watered with faith and love... 
from this wet tear drop comes a sprout.
 Like a corn kernel filled with such heat, 
                                                that it bursts its boundaries
                  into the white fluff of popcorn.
Or , in opposition to heat, 
                  the freezing winds of arctic air invade 
         a rain drop...and it EXPLODES 
                       into a white crystal snowflake!
When the heat of love, faith, and hope, 
                      the cold of determination and belief,  
                                       Expands the teardrop seed to 
              overflowing... then, 
                            with an unexpected laugh...
                                                  JOY BURSTS into life!

Sprout

a breath of freedom
poetic voices shout out
fulfillment achieved

CONFIDENCE

C-ultivate yourself and keep your head up HIGH,
O-ver a billion stacks of gold
N-eutralize the value and take your place.
F-or, you have a soul beyond riches of the world.
I-nside you lies infinite light.
D-irect it and
E-mbrace your superpower.
N-ullify the incredulity of your selfworth.
C-apaciousness in you is clairvoyant
E-pidendrum orchid you are, however unapologetically 
                  sprout as you should!!!

The Brave Brussels Sprout That Saw Christmas Out

The memory span of the average sprout
Means he forgets why the light is out
If life in a fridge will be life without end
Never forget that the dark is your friend

                             *

And hidden away in a refrigerator
A brave little sprout needs no invigilator
He’d tucked himself between some beans and a leek
And went undiscovered throughout Christmas week

But now that the trifle and cheeses aren’t there 
The fridge is beginning to feel rather bare
The spaces within have become wide agape
With few nooks and crannies in which to escape

He’s watched as his friends were all taken and eaten
But this little sprout was too brave to be beaten
He may be just one single sprout, small and green
But he can be ruthless and ever so mean

He knew that the sound of the footsteps nearby
Meant somebody sharing his fridge could soon die
But he’ll stop at nothing for self preservation
He pushed the leek forward without hesitation

It’s dark in the fridge which should aid his concealment
And save him the sight of leftovers congealment
He thought he’d be safe in the darkness inside…
But screamed like a bean when the door opened wide!

Spring Seeds Sprout

spring sprouts upon snow
hurt feelings a broken heart~
takes the form once more

Written: January 22, 2023

Bonsai

Bonsai is an art of cultivating miniature potted plants
Away from the natural habitat and normal growth
It's modified to create an art
Its stems are twisted and turned
It's roots are surfaced
They can't stretch far
It's leaves are trimmed
They flourish mostly at the top
An old plant usually looks like a young sapling
And maybe a dwarf
An artificial modification
Appreciated and admired by many
But freedom of the plant is then overlooked
Luckily unlike man, plant has no soul

Dreams Sprout New Realities

                   


                ……DREAM……


   Close your eyelids this balmy August night.

   Let moonbeams softly on your dreams alight.

   Be at total ease, your mind, star shine bright.

   In that way,  your future is now in sight!  

   Allow worry to fly free as a silver kite.

   A bright new lover with tender might.

  You are bound to a new reality alright!


                        8/2/2022


                           ~3~

Seed

The tiny seed wasn’t certain it wanted to sprout
It had been through such trauma above the soil
winds buffeting it this way and that 
striking sign posts and trees 
bouncing off them before being whisked away
once again with no idea when or where it would end 
everything out of its control
Finally the gusts died down and it had landed 
where it now found itself
trampling feet and the activity of animals
pushing it down into the ground 
buried where it was safe and warm 
but it knew it had a job to do 
so it sent the first small tendril creeping
out of its shell and took a look around
only to discover it had come to rest 
at the base of a big oak tree which
shaded the sun 
its roots spread in an extensive network all around 
selfishly soaking up all the water when it rained
I came across the brown and suffering little shoot
identifying with its plight
as I had experienced much the same metaphorically
since the morning I had emerged
from my mother’s womb
Retrieving a trowel I carefully transplanted it
to a sunnier spot where it might have a chance
to survive and thrive

Single

I've been freed as love walked away
The myth we've met were abscond silently 
The gladness had now turned into annoy
Mayhap i'll erudite to be singlehandedly 

They said that everyone is lonely sometimes 
But I'll invariably remain solitary all the times
As no futile or any sprout maiden will eliminates
I've annulled all the tattlers who blabbed my desires

Being single is all what made men to be legend
Thought I invariably stand affirm and not depended
And I'll forslow until God thrilled a matured maid
That gain and impart homage to the one who esteemed

Blossoms Sprout

letters, words, verses
ink blossoms sprout from her pen
Em'ly Dickinson...
confined for years to her drawers
~ beds of enchanted flowers



               February 19, 2020
   Let the Pens Flow - Tanka Poetry Contest
           Sponsor: Jenish Somadas

One Tiny Seed

One
lone seed
birthing to 
morning sunlight, 
one.

Flower Leaf Sprout- a Haiku

Flower Leaf Sprout- A Haiku

Nice advantageous
A lotus, flower sprouting
in spite of the leaf


3/21/19 written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019

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