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Uproot Poems - Poems about Uproot

Words From the Grave
..."It's all going to be okay" he would say, with no scent of doubt in his breath, even as its aroma reeked from mine, as I'd blurt out "how can you be so sure?" I never figured out what......

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Categories: uproot, dad, death, grave, grief,
Form: Spoken Word
Premium Member A BRIEF POETIC SIMMER
...once again the warmth of sunshine showered my being awakening the inkwell of mind overflowing in musing contemplations of allegorical messages of a fertile womb of mind se......

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Categories: uproot, allegory,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member In a world of shadows and dancing lights
...In a world of shadows and dancing lights, A woman remains a woman, even when the sky sighs. Voices intertwine with silence in whispers, Her steps carry her through dreams, on untamed and ripe path......

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Categories: uproot, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I carry within me the rhythm of a winding road
...I carry within me the rhythm of a winding road, a dance of freedom and longing, how to resign myself to being constrained within the limits of an infinite world, rows of poplars as pillars sustain ......

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Categories: uproot, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Undergrowth with Two Figures - Van Gogh
...I have the rhythm of a winding road how do I consign myself to being confined rows of poplar pillars prop the rendezvous canopy beneath we meet —I self-cajole on ooh-la-la afternoon yellow ey......

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Categories: uproot, angst, conflict, endurance, engagement,
Form: Free verse



I CHOSE
...I chose to write, For all those torn-off branches, For all those scarred backs, For all those dehumanized bodies, For all those centuries of persecution. I chose to read, To decon......

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Categories: uproot, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Stronger Than The Storm
... Buckets of rain, boisterous as thunder, wrecked September’s farewell, flooding the mountains, the hills, the rivers and creeks. Wild and livid, coloring the air in streaming tears, erasing th......

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Categories: uproot, horror, rain, seasons, september,
Form: Haibun
Horizon of Comprehension
...A simple misconception, Can lead to endless argumentation. Once it started its initiation, It'll always have a continuation. The tension escalates, While the calmness disintegrates. How can y......

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Categories: uproot, devotion, emotions, encouraging, feelings,
Form: Spoken Word
IT GOES AROUND AND COMES AROUND
...Don't give it out What you don't want What you're getting You gave time past Your input creates Your output doubled. Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived God cannot be mocked A man reaps w......

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Categories: uproot, africa, christian, community, dedication,
Form: Pastoral
EQUITY ON ROCKS
... Eyes draped in black, The Scale of Justice, stark and exact, Struggles with truth and fairness, In a land where might eclipses righteousness. Justice delayed, where should we start? ......

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Categories: uproot, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Stranger in a Strange Land
..."I have been a stranger in a strange land." Bible, Exodus 2:22 The compass whirrs. North toward rock, south toward sand. East toward ice, and west toward river. Like a game of spin the bottl......

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Categories: uproot, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Generational Chains
...A light flickers to start the chain & a spark is born that grows to flame It was conceived to break the chains that plague the line & bring the rain The family trees full of sour fruit have tried......

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Categories: uproot, family, perspective, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
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...in my desolate room no lights no music just anger disgust hate distaste for life but the joy of living is only felt when i kill and i feel better i am loved, love......

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Categories: uproot, i am,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member Flowers Sing at Starlight
... We all seem to think of flowers, only in the sun. Did you realize at night, it is time they dance in floral fun? After the busy insects, got their tasty food for the day, The flowers c......

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Categories: uproot, beautiful, fantasy, flower, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Seeds of the Soul
...In our souls lie all the seeds, Waiting patiently to meet our needs. Soulfully waiting for us to choose, For us to use or abuse. We plant our seeds in our garden of life, The seeds we choose w......

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Categories: uproot, community, creation, freedom, growth,
Form: Rhyme

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