Wild Weeds Poem - Burdock

Another submission for the Wild Weeds Poetry Contest

 

The Little Burdock

 

Sprouted over the mowed grass,

the burdock plants are five inches tall,

and there are thirty of them!

Somewhere,  the power of one root-

a heartbeat in the Earth-

to sponsor so many children.

Tough-skinned old grandma Burdock

is sweet here,  playful.

A school yard full of children

jump rope and hopscotch.

The baby burdocks greet each other,  excited,

each meeting so new,

the Earth hovering under,

discreet as Mom on a park bench,

gearing up for the long haul,

the dance of children on Her broad shoulders.

 

Poem by Annelinde Metzner