We were all once tiny seeds
Blooming into different forms
Reaching our hands out from the wholesome soil
Searching for the lost sunlight
Our heads remaining under the surface
Digging for the deeper perspectives
Searching for that sense of peace
Tumbling as we go.
We are all still flourishing,
Growing leaves and stems slowly
Learning from our failures
A mistake is a fertilizer,
Supplying us with the right amount of knowledge
To help us mature into the flower we will all become.
We are all emotional.
Our stems droop
when the wind blows in the wrong direction,
We bedeck ourselves with blossoms
When we are lighthearted.
And now,
We must open the curtains of our eyes,
By stepping back from our motivations
And see the world in a new light
We must open the windows of our hearts,
Accepting other ideas
And be as flexible as the currents of water
We must open the latches of our brains
Emptying our thoughts
And find the peace rooted deep within
To become as supple and calm
As the newborn sprout
That we all once were.
I really like the use of figurative language in the poem. It really adds to the meaning of the poem.
ReplyDeleteWow this is really good. I love the imagery and the metaphor between a plant and a person :)
ReplyDeleteI love how you use personification in this poem to represent a person, it makes the poem so interesting to read! I also love how you connect every aspect of a plant growing to a person growing and it really shows the symbolism between the two and it makes the poem very powerful.
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