Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Rooted

 
my trunk is packed
but I remain
rooted to the spot
this time and place

creaking, groaning
twisting and moaning
as you breathe life
into these tired limbs

inevitably there will come
a point in time
pressure so intense
that SNAP, I break

Linking up with dVerse and Texture Tuesday
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25 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:21 PM

    ouch...great shot to go with this...makes me think of being stuck in that moment....and feeling the weight of it until you can hold it no more...

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  2. brudbergJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:42 PM

    To be stuck like that.. sounds like abusive relationship to me... better get out before you break. Works so well with that dark image.

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  3. mrs mediocrityJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:49 PM

    Those opening lines made me smile... I love them! And I know this place....
    Also, I am in love with this image! xo

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  4. MaryJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    I think there sometimes DOES come a time when a person has no other choice but to move on!

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  5. Michael Douglas JonesJanuary 7, 2014 at 4:54 PM

    Your words and art always have rich texture and palpable atmosphere.

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    1. Kathryn DycheJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:03 PM

      I love texture as you can tell from my artwork, happy to see that its made the leap into my words too. Thanks Michael.

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  6. ClaudiaJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    it's good to be rooted as it speaks of nourishment and consistency... the other thing is how much those limbs can carry...a great pic as well

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  7. Ginny BrannanJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    Loved the use of tree imagery for being caught up in a life, or situation that you need to leave or you will "snap." Your words paint quite a picture, especially
    "creaking, groaning
    twisting and moaning
    as you breathe life
    into these tired limbs"
    Seems a relationship based on ambivalence, balancing between being drawn to or repelled against, cannot last for very long. Good capture, nice use of metaphor.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2014 at 5:28 PM

    Poignant image to go with the tension in the words. They are both filled with depth and texture of emotions. The ending is very powerful!

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  9. GraceJanuary 7, 2014 at 6:27 PM

    Wow, love the words and picture ~ I'm thinking of a relationship you want to get away from ~ Happy Tuesday ~

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  10. Vandana SharmaJanuary 7, 2014 at 10:45 PM

    Sometimes we get overwhelmed with day to day life, but still it goes on. Take care.

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  11. SusanJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:44 AM

    And I feel life just like that at times, rooted with a packed trunk, branching out but forever planted and returning to the place of origin until that cold spell and warmth and cold leading to the snap. Because despite leaving, the breathe of life is there.

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    That stuck feeling, whether it be from self-induced inertia or otherwise, is horrible. Thankfully, life is not static, so it won't always be like that.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 8, 2014 at 2:00 PM

    sometimes a person needs to SNAP.... out of what's causing them to live a static life... feel like I've just SNAPPED myself really...

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    1. Kathryn DycheJanuary 8, 2014 at 2:51 PM

      Hoping the 'SNAP' sends you in a positive direction.

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    2. Katie Mia FrederickJanuary 9, 2014 at 9:08 PM

      Well..i must be blinder today than usual..as i could only find a place to reply..but here2ya..sorry about that..particularly if you are not accepting newer replies..

      but i'll try.. anyway.. here...

      i guess it's scary to think..that even the firmest rooted life..is vulnerable to the force of nature..which leaves the weaker ones..observed as even more vulnerable in the reality of wh@IS..

      I remember when my giant Oak succumbed to a Hurricane..and i quickly found out there IS a nature of force more powerful than the solid OAK!

      But yet a wonderful lesson of humility..to take the roots while one can...

      So happy NEW year 2ya2!014!2!

      by the way.

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    3. Kathryn DycheJanuary 10, 2014 at 8:26 AM

      I'll check out my settings but thanks for leaving a comment. Nature and life are vulnerable in so many ways. Happy New Year to you too.

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  14. Simon January 8, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Oooh yes. SNAP. I hear ya. I about snapped the other day, but took a breath and a walk around the block with the hound. that damn breathing....the only way out.
    Love the photo, the way you've filled the frame with the branches-and the texture on the sky supporting the mood of your words.

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2014 at 3:12 PM

    eventually, man or tree we all snap. Good write.

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  16. bgottsabJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    Such a dark and twisty image - and yet there is still a feeling of a deep internal light - your inner strength that will carry you beyond the SNAP.

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  17. Debi SwimJanuary 8, 2014 at 8:23 PM

    I love the tree picture-beautiful. Your poem is very good, paints an emotional picture, I can feel the stress fractures beginning.

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  18. MargaretJanuary 9, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    …trunk packed, yet you remain. That, to me can be strength OR weakness. Sometimes it is brave to stay, heroic even. Other times, it's the fear of leaving - of the unknown. That is something entirely different. Even the breathing in of life can be taken to apply to both situations. I like it open ended like this - let the reader decide. NICE image as well!

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  19. ayalaJanuary 9, 2014 at 8:08 PM

    Great words and picture!

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  20. Kim StevensJanuary 11, 2014 at 10:10 AM

    Reminds me of my struggles with Sam this past year, the tension, pressure, stress...feeling like your going to break into a million pieces. Well done!

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