Busy day!! No time to write today, so I am resurrecting a previously published piece.
This one "fits the bill", as the subject has come up several times this week -- about how difficult it is to take a piece you've written and "send it off into the world" (whether online or in print form). It feels a bit like letting a child go off on their own -- or planting a seed -- never knowing where it might end up. Hope you enjoy... and pass it on!
JOHNNY APPLESEED(Originally published on Everyday Poets - June 11, 2009)
Slice open a vein.
Let the words flow out,
unchecked, uncensored.
Bleed until you run dry, then
gather the gems
like precious seeds, and
toss them into the wind,
never knowing
where they may
take root
and grow.PSC/2009
This is so beautiful... our poems are like that, aren't they? I often pray mine will take root somewhere.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Laurie! Rest assured -- whether we know it or not -- they do take root... somewhere! :-)
DeleteIn the spirit of poem-a-day, this is perfectly penned my friend! Great poem, Pamela!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hannah! :-) Seems like the PAD is coming up fast & furious and I am looking forward to it with anticipation and... trepidation! :-]
ReplyDeleteLove this...the idea of bleeding gems, and gathering them like seeds, only to let them go again. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you, De! So glad you stopped by & enjoyed! :-)
DeleteThis is rich and alive with potential!! Beautiful poem and picture to pair, Pam!! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww... thanks, Hannah! (You are yet another "time-traveler", as you enjoyed this poem when it was originally posted 2 years ago! Welcome back!) :-)
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