Rooted

A thought about being planted geographically, socially, physically, but still free to roam...

I don’t know when it happened

All I know for sure is I have taken root

Planted in the rainforest

Shrouded in mist and shadow

Parented in the smoky mountain’s gently folding hills.

 

Seasons have come and gone

I am yet a sapling

Reaching out and up

Sheltered and fed in filtered light

Inherited potential, towering an unfathomable height above me.

 

Rooted in blessed loam

Cemented in the clay of home

Daily drinking the blooded dew

Knotted bark blanketing my flourishing soul

Nourished with the satisfaction of knowing discontent.

 

Dreams come to me

Migrating wings whisper temptations

Raindrops taste of unfamiliar joys

Breezes scent my own evaporate

Oh, how I sway to dancing pulse of Earth’s music.

Beside me, my future sprouts

The wind carries seeded thought

Synthesized into air and clay

I will know each land one day

All of Earth will be known, as now I’m known by Her.

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

Your nature poems are so filled with reverence. I love this lyrical stanza:

Dreams come to me

Migrating wings whisper temptations

Raindrops taste of unfamiliar joys

Breezes scent my own evaporate

Oh, how I sway to dancing pulse of Earth’s music.

[David Scott]

Thank you for reading Blue.
I do love my forest... ;) and she loves me.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ah, to be this connected to mother nature...there was a time.

[David Scott]

Thank you Jacob.
Connected in general...
It is heaven and hell all at once.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

This is pure Bliss...

"sway to dancing pulse of Earth's music."~ Such wonders she blesses, for all to breathe in...if only you open your heart, and allow her to take root in your soul....then you will truly know the earth, as she knows you...

An enchanting write, dear Poet~xoxo~:)

[David Scott]

Thank you Robbie.
I know the way I wrote this made I feel like I was speaking about the "Earth" like "Mother Earth", but my mind was feeling like all of Nature and Humanity connected as one organism. rooted together and sharing nourishment like a grove of Aspen trees along the river of the cosmos...

I'm glad you felt the dance and the "Bliss" :)

[Sami Khalil]

An amazing title and poem. I like how you describe your roots , your place in the world , your value or worth in the scheme of things and how you are touched by nature as she touches you with the beauty whether material or spiritual all around you.
An Arab saying : He or she who deny their roots( origins other translations ) have no roots...
Excellent...:)..............

[David Scott]

Thank you for the review Sami. I like hearing the wisdom from your roots as well...

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:).................

[Corset]

This makes me think of one finding themselves in a stable position to grow and take root, to branch out into the reach of weave and to experience all that is ...beautiful write.

[David Scott]

Thank you Corset. I will share my inspiration with you. I was thinking about how much I long to travel the world and see every last little thing there is to see... I was feeling pent up and frustrated because I have been very "rooted" from a very early age. Then I realized my situation is not an inconvenience but an advantage... I changed the question I was asking myself and I was able to write this poem with strength and empowerment rather than feeling trapped...
anyhow... tmi? ha.
Thank you again for reading.

[Corset]

no, not tmi, you wear strength and empowerment very well :)

[Ruth]

This is gorgeous...rooted, but still able to be ...everywhere, takes some strength does that and yet can be achieved...this really is a stunning piece of work love x

[David Scott]

Thank you Poppy. I do not think I have captured the ability to be as succinct and profound as you are in your poetry, but I did feel like I was able to pen and emote a deep belief. It just took a few extra words to do it. ha.
Your kind words are very encouraging.

[Ruth]

Gotta be kidding!? lol You write with epic depth, I am always blown away x

[Joiedevivre]

i absolutely love the ending verse. You take your time painting an evocative, vivid picture of how well this earth of yours knows you, your roots stretching deep inside your land, and then launch yourself out from that basis in the end. When our roots are strong, we travel better, paradoxically.

[David Scott]

Thank you Joie. You seem to have read my intention well here. Life is "paradoxical"...

[Tate Morgan]

to be a tree is to be able to see all the crazy ideas flourish and die within mankinds dreams and laugh

[David Scott]

Thank you for reading and leaving a thought Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

you are welcome

[Jack...]

We all grow, each day, whether we like it or not. Life happens, learning happens and very often love happens somewhere along the way. My friend you have painted life, from its early stages to the wisdom that blends in with the weathered bark we end up wearing. Very nicely penned David.

[David Scott]

Thank you Jack. :)
Ah... your bark is not so weathered as you might think. ha.
Yes, you understand better than I do I think... I hope to continue to learn.

[Lin-Kade]

Living and having life as it should be.
You take a partner, make a family, raise them, make a living, have life.
Continue to learn to know other as how earth recognizes your existence.

This may not be your intended meaning, but I enjoyed how I pictured the simplicity and the grandoise of living and of having life at the same time while reading your poem.

[David Scott]

Very much a part of my intention. The simple joys are the most enduring and thus the most grand. Eventually, given time, our sphere of influence will be global. While at any given moment in time the powers impacting our lives are as broad as the cosmos...

[David Scott]

Oh... Thank you for the read and review... ha. My manners. :)

[Lin-Kade]

Oh, so good to know , I felt the joy of simple yet grand "joys" all over the poem.
Our lifetime's bursting with many little things, with many small acts that if not taken for granted, if will be continued to be done they can be contagious, can be global...

[Lin-Kade]

..and thank you, too for sharing your ramblings with a message that should not be taken for granted...ha. My manners. :) :)