Best Poems Written by William Huang

The Foreign Plant

I was once a seed 
A seed wrongly rooted
A seed away from home 
A seed on a craggy Mountain 

An alpine plant once told me,
“You are not one of us.” 
My two month old self 
Knew none of that 

Winter arrived shortly after 
Layers of snow swallowed me 
Darkness surrounded me 
The Abyss imparted itself 

Only Time took pity on me
Yet it merely enhanced my suffering
I remained trapped in my misery
Again, without my family 

My vision blurred
My looks changed
My stem hunched over
My leaves darkened

It was Spring’s light 
That extricated me 
Though, somehow, my roots 
Still trembled in pain 

The cycle repeated itself, 
Until Life gave in 
I felt the release 
I’m no longer just a seed

Today, I’m an oak tree 
High up on the mountain 
Still growing despite my past,
Though with a different outlook 

Acceptance from Mother Nature
Friendship with flora and fauna
Yet, I still have much to desire 
And so I will thrive beyond my roots

Copyright © William Huang | Year Posted 2017