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There's a tree in modern-day That grows its upside down It flourishes unnoticed Not even a frown It's all roots and rotting dirt An ugly shade of brown The rainstorms never touch it Yet it always seems to grow Where the low shrub is headed No one seems to know It's a metaphor for wrongness For hate, and greed, and woe Deep under the soil There are blossoms and green leaves Yes, they are now unseen But no one seems to grieve They are pressed into the dirt And dirt They will receive But those leaves and blossoms To the bright gold branches cling They are kindness, goodness Still they softly sing They don't mind unfairness No protest do they bring For they are well-nourished *By a pure underground SPRING* SoulSurvivor (C)1/28/2017
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Jan 28, 2017
Jan 28, 2017 at 5:59 PM UTC
Upside-down Tree
There's a tree in modern-day That grows its upside down It flourishes unnoticed Not even a frown It's all roots and rotting dirt An ugly shade of brown The rainstorms never touch it Yet it always seems to grow Where the low shrub is headed No one seems to know It's a metaphor for wrongness For hate, and greed, and woe Deep under the soil There are blossoms and green leaves Yes, they are now unseen But no one seems to grieve They are pressed into the dirt And dirt They will receive But those leaves and blossoms To the bright gold branches cling They are kindness, goodness Still they softly sing They don't mind unfairness No protest do they bring For they are well-nourished *By a pure underground SPRING* SoulSurvivor (C)1/28/2017
Inspiration from Mike Hauser's latest poem Upon the same subject... now days what's Right is Wrong & vice versa! -
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Jan 28, 2017
Jan 28, 2017 at 5:59 PM UTC
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