with all humility
the plant defied gravity
sprouting upside down
from a crack in the roof
when a plant relishes a spray of water
on its leaves
it sheds the dry feeling
it does claim a calmness
a plant can feel chained to ground
standing at one place
for a long long time
death being a trigger for another place
from that upside down position
it swells with pride
no one will grittle it
a fate deserved only for grounded plants
maybe someday,
it might be sooner than later
it will watch action-laden plant flicks
when it might say rain rain go away
I like this a lot! Good use of the Wordle words and nice thoughts on the plant.
ReplyDeleteso glad no foot will 'grittle' that plant...so well-written...
ReplyDeleteI salute this hardy plant and your wonder-filled description of its tenacity!
ReplyDeleteGardener Grittle
Love how your plant comes alive and its tenacity. A lot like some people.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Gautami,
ReplyDeleteOut of the ordinary does progress well.
Take care
...really like the opening of this piece...
ReplyDeletehmmm...upside down plant, how often I have felt that upside down feeling! I liked your write....
ReplyDeleteI love the opening line!
ReplyDeleteI see plants twist in unique ways to catch the sun...There is an old wives tale that when a tree turns it's leaves over rain is on the way...better to absorb the moisture than to let it drip slickly away.
ReplyDeleteNice to give the plant a say!
I'm here:
http://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2012/07/sw-wordle-65-evening-odds.html15 oodecin
I love this! I have marveled at the tenacity of certain plants in their quest to follow the sun.
ReplyDeleteI love the italicised stanza [it is a stanza, yes?]. The image of the plant watching movies, upside down, is hilarious and gives the plant a whole other layer of personality.
ReplyDeleteaction laden plant flicks. Amazing! Nice read!
ReplyDeleteThe plant worked so well for this prompt. Well done.
ReplyDeleteNicely done wordle. I think you've written about some of my weeds!
ReplyDelete~Misky
http://miskmask.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/burn/
the story of the plant is actually really cool...i like overcomers...even if they are plants...
ReplyDeleteI read this as a metaphorical reflection...liked it a lot, Gautami.
ReplyDeleteHa! Here are the joys of taking the unexpected path and trying to live in unpopulated places--or at least on the ceilings from which one can watch others of our kind live their lives.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of "grittling" before, and love how it adds here to the need to unchain and escape and find the possible future.
I'm reminded of a line from Jurassic Park - "Life finds a way."
ReplyDeleteLoved the image here... life has its ways.
ReplyDeleteNice to come upon a wordle midweek.
ReplyDeleteI like your plant!
ReplyDeleteplants are resilant. and i'm inlove with this goofy life-loving
ReplyDeleteplant of yours.
embracing life and laughing in
its face as you flourish.
We are a little late getting the prompts together for the rest of the summer, but your prompt "niche" is up tomorrow, Sunday. Thank you for your support of OSI.
ReplyDeleteIt's such a hardy plant. Nice use of the wordle words. Great verse Gautami!
ReplyDeleteHank
I love how plants always manage to find a way to thrive even in the harshest of environments. I've often called it "life, defiant", and this wonderful poem exemplifies that feeling perfectly.
ReplyDeleteSo good to see you again!