Roots (2016 April PAD - Day 6)

photo - courtesy of www.FridaKahlo.org

Roots

She’s rooted in the future.

Seeds yielded, sown,

blown to the four winds

to reappear – far from here

in space and time

her fruits will flourish:

her eyes shine,

her smile curve,

radiate in future faces,

unknown, unfamiliar places

and all

because

she

was love(d).

PSC /2016

 

Penned for Day 6 of Robert Lee Brewer's April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge.

Assignment: an ekphrastic poem inspired by painting “Roots” by Frida Kahlo

For more, check out his site at:  2016-april-pad-challenge-day-6

For more info on the painting: www.fridakahlo.org - ROOTS