In Moss
In Moss
When summer ground cracks
in lieu of adequate moisture,
spores of constant green
are there hiding at edges,
waiting patiently until rains
renew their invasive potential
to cover every available surface
with a green-verdant blanket.
Gentle forest floor is open
when summer weeds recede
replaced by off-season flora
preserving ongoing survival,
filtering out the unnatural
that threatens an invasion.
Green scape needs moss
For the cycle of regeneration
Nature must be preserved
To not lose the necessity
to be a part of the cycle
that guarantees survival.
Moss threatens, moss protects;
it is part of the paradox of nature
to be mutually exclusive things,
plus and minus at the same time,
the negative and positive balance
that is the secret of continuation.
About this poem
Duality in nature
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Written on August 31, 2023
Submitted by Jjamesnystrom on September 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 163 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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