poetry: rootbound

expose my roots in warm sunlight
soften all stems
let pearls fall
lean in closer
geosmin scented breath
see how twisted old thoughts grow
don’t go yet
shine through the particles
show me yours

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For the next 100 days, I’ll be writing and posting a poem every day. I hope you’ll follow along.

11 thoughts on “poetry: rootbound”

Strong thoughts arise
her words
evoke feelings deep
distant memory
of us

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Bridgette | July 11, 2026 at 12:19 am

I’m glad my words stirred up feelings in you. I’m trying to find my way back to poetry.

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It is restrained poem. The ‘geosmin scented breath’ is such a compact expression, linking the opening and the end, or the end and the beginning (of grief), carrying immense emotional weight.

Let pearls fall….

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Bridgette | July 11, 2026 at 12:20 am

I saw that vase in my window, the roots twisting in the water, and thought it would work for how I’m feeling doing these daily poems. It’s not getting easier, but I do think I’m starting to observe more.

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