The Many Roots of Life
Which speaks to you the most?
The many roots of life bind us.
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Haiku 1 – Physical Roots
Roots shatter cement
Tiny shoots split cement
Sprouting in dim corners
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Haiku 2 – Emotional Roots
Tangled roots still breathe
Memories peek through the soil
Feelings buried deep
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Haiku 3 – Ancestral Roots
Roots of stories lost
Grandpa's heart in a tree knot
Hidden love now seen
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Haiku 4 – Technological/Network Roots
Vines below now speak
Data crawling like fungus
Unseen links hold life
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Haiku 5 – Cosmic/Metaphorical Roots
Roots try to grasp stars
They tangle with lost time
Small vines scale the world
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Haiku 6 – Uprooted/Breaking Free of Roots
Roots pulled up now float
Moving now to fertile soil
Regrowing with space
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Which roots speak to you the most? Do share in the comments.
Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin AI tags are coincidental.
For Vocal's Roots and Branches Challenge
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Brilliantly-crafted! I resonated with physical, emotional and ancestral roots the most!
I like your unique approach to the challenge with this one and the observations of the various roots that influence us.
What a beautiful collection of haiku. I love how you explore roots from so many angles.
Some wonderful observations in these haiku(s). I never know what the plural form is
Whoaaaa, these Haikus were so creative and profound. This was my favourite line: "Data crawling like fungus"