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My Roots Go Down
(Inspired by Rising Appalachia—Resilient)
My Roots Go Down
By Diana J. Ensign
My roots go down.
I’ve Learned to Listen—
Not to the chaos
Or hostile voices
That plant division
With seeds of poison.
My roots go down.
I’ve Learned to Listen—
To earth’s small creatures
On new adventures
While I plant seeds
Of a world together.
My roots go down.
I know a woman
Whose child has died.
I know a man
Who lost his way.
I know a girl
Who clasps a dream.
I know the people
We were meant to be.
My roots go down.
I’ve Learned to Listen—
To the trees.
To the child.
To the breeze.
I hear the call
To be free.
My roots go down.
I dig in dirt
Down on my knees.
I whisper prayers
To dangling leaves.
My roots go down.
My roots go down.
My roots go down.
Deep.
DIANA J. ENSIGN 2020
The Freedom To Be: Stories from Trans Youth, Adults, and Their Families
Beautiful poetry Diana. My Roots Go Down. My roots go down to a place I call whole where the nourishment comes from a place I call home. Thank you!
Thanks Karen. Wonderful. A good inquiry for us all:
Where do we find our deepest source of strength and nourishment?
peace & love,
Diana
Hello Diana, i didn’t know that you are also a poet…what a gift. Please share more of this side of you with us your readers when it feels right…we are all blessed by your many skills and interests…blessings of God’s peace to you…Charlie
Good day Charlie! I certainly appreciate the encouragement. I am personally working on connecting in a deeper way to my heart and to our earth. I don’t know how that will get expressed. But my intention is to live (and write) from a place of wholeness and love.
Blessings to you as well and much love to your family.
peace,
Diana
Lovely! Thanks for this! I love the hymn that says, “Roots hold me close; wings set me free.”
Thanks Sue. That’s a favorite hymn of mine as well. “Spirit of Life, come unto me. Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.” I miss being in community and remain hopeful that we will once again be able to gather together in the not too distant future. And then we can sing, “Enter, rejoice, and come in. Today will be a joyful day. Enter, rejoice, and come in.”
Be well.
peace & love,
Diana