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This is not a music blog, it's really a poetry blog - at least, that's my intention right now. But there's some reasoning behind the musical reference. When I think of dissonant chords, I think of musical experiences of tension or discomfort that sometimes leave one longing for resolution (but that certainly make things more interesting)! So that is the general theme for the poetry I'll post (at least right now, I will probably change things up as time goes on.) I realize poetry is a pretty subjective experience, so if you don't like what I post, that's fine with me. Feel free to leave comments as you like. I do have to warn you that many of my posts may be spiritual or religious in nature, so if that isn't a topic you are comfortable reading about, you may want to make a virtual U-turn. I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), but the views expressed here are mine alone. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the posts!

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Tender Plants


Tender plants

 

It takes a bit of water

For a tender plant to grow;

A home within a pot of earth,

Or lined in furrowed row

Where dappled rays of sunshine fall

On outstretched leaves and flowers.

A bit of friendly effort keeps

Things neat between each shower.

 

So, seedlings of the human sort

With tender hearts to keep;

Need homes in loving families

To send their roots down deep,

Need parents with their outstretched arms

To help them seek the light,

And willing hands of every size

To see they grow aright.

 

If all their life is sunshine though,

They may wither, droop, and fold.

It takes a bit of rain then too,

For the growing of a soul.

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