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Planter of the Harvest

Thy roots run deep,
    yet thou doth thirst --

thy foundation, once fertile soil,

 

   ...is now rocks and sand.

If thou hast ne'er moved,
why art thee not
    lush with fruit from Spring's renewal?

        -- Aye, 'tis because
            thou hast ne'er moved!

A rich soil thou doth require,
but ye must work thy ground,


    replacing that which hast gone dry.

The Planter of the harvest

shalt not leave thee in disarray,

    but He knows thou must also wish to grow ~

        come time for reaping,
        He desires that thou be ready

            ...if not, He wilt cut away
                that which hast died.

 

 

Author notes

Tree of Life ~
1. Tell me why the tree looks thirsty and dead
OR
2. Tell me how you can help revive it
OR
3. Tell me what God is trying to say to us

Umm...Kind of a combo of the 3.

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  • Very nice write. I liked how well you incorporated the language of yesterday. That certainly takes talent to make such thngs flow so well together. Great poetic devices in this piece as well. Great job and good luck in the contest.

    Josh


  • queenie
    March 26

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    very nicely done. not many write well in the archaic tone of yesteryear, but you aare certainly not one. this is strong and intense. thanks for entering.

  • I have read this poem before and I stand by what I said about it in earlier comment.

    -deadly


  • echo-ink
    March 7
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    Loved it,

    Finals


  • penman gold member
    March 6
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    Wonderful

    What a great write for the prompt. So very well expressed. Best of luck in the contest.

  • It is very true that we must serve others in this life. we cannot just sit idle we have to be the good in others lives to move and act in the name of God. very well written piece. keep up the great job.

    -deadly


  • maralisa silver member
    March 4
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    a fantastic write good luck in the contestmaralisa


  • Oh.My.Juliet
    March 4

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    Wow, this is great! I really like how you used the Archaic language. It's beautiful. Good luck in the contest!

  • Hi, liked the idea of this poem, not too sure of how you used archaic language, but that could just be me, all the best in the contest,Di


    • Xianaria gold member
      March 4
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      Nah, it's just me ~
      sometimes I feel lead to write in such a way, depending on topic.

      Thank you!

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