A Flower That Grows Through Solid Ice

Blue moonwort in the throes
of autumn: leathery leaves
hug earth, awaiting winter snows.

But with spring comes rebirth:
melt trickles down to rootlets,
sparking growth,

and a flame of energy ensues,
warming floral tissues,
melting ice-encased uprising buds.

Stems push up as water
flows to roots. Boring through
remaining ice

the moonwort blues
air, greets sun, entices bees.

Kim M. Russell, 4th April 2024

Image found on Wikipedia

On day four of Na/GloPoWriMo, we are challenged to write poems in which we take our titles or some language/ideas from The Strangest Things in the World, which was first published in 1958. It gives descriptions of odd natural phenomena, such as ‘The Self-Perpetuating Sponge’ and ‘The World’s Biggest Sneeze’. There are also quirky descriptions of luminous plants, monstrous bears and the language of ravens for inspiration. I used some ‘found’ phrases from ‘A Flower That Grows Through Solid Ice’.

Shared on Sumana’s flower prompt at What’s Going On? of 20th November 2024.

31 thoughts on “A Flower That Grows Through Solid Ice”

  5. Lovely writing.

    “But with spring comes rebirth:
    melt trickles down to rootlets,
    sparking growth,”

    As we head into winter, I so look forward even now to the rebirth even now!

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  12. “But with spring comes rebirth:
    melt trickles down to rootlets,
    sparking growth,

    and a flame of energy ensues,
    warming floral tissues,
    melting ice-encased uprising buds.”

    Such vivid imagery here… powerful and inspiring about the beauty of life itself and God’s creation!

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  14. Spring is filled with blooms of possibilities….its turning colder here and winter will soon arrive nothing in bloom here all is bleak and gray the colors of falls are gone. sigh..

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