Shawn L. Bird

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poem-cracked March 20, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 12:13 am
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I am cracked earth,

parched red clay

shrinking in the sun.

You are water,

not a flood

pouring over, but

a gentle, constant rain,

infiltrating slowly,

waking dormant seeds,

bringing blossoms,

to barren hopes,

remaking me.

 

 

21 Responses to “poem-cracked”

  1. shambhavi31's avatar shambhavi31 Says:
    March 20, 2015 at 1:01 am

    Beautifully stringed piece 🙂

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  2. mashookrahman's avatar mashookrahman Says:
    March 20, 2015 at 1:28 am

    Great expression….well expressed…Splendid… Stay blessed…Pray for me too!!

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  3. Simon Lenthen's avatar Simon Lenthen Says:
    March 20, 2015 at 1:36 am

    What a great poem. Lovely imagery. Thank you.

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  4. Megan's avatar Megan Says:
    March 20, 2015 at 5:43 am

    I like the metaphor here.

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  6. Sagittarian Seeker's avatar righteousbruin9 Says:
    March 20, 2015 at 10:38 am

    We must be as water to one another’s souls- all of us.

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  7. matt's avatar matt Says:
    March 21, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    Very beautiful.

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  9. simonfalk28's avatar simonfalk28 Says:
    March 23, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Lovely. Really like this one. Good for our landscape here in Australia. 🙂

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    • Shawn L. Bird's avatar Shawn L. Bird Says:
      March 23, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      Oh yes, it would be. 🙂 I live in a mountainous area on the shores of a lake, but drive 45 mins west, and that arid earth between the mountain ranges can be mighty cracked. (It’s a officially a steppe I think, but there are cacti and lots of sand).

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