O at the Edges

Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.

Every Drop

Posted on October 24, 2018 by robert okaji

Every Drop

Your light singes my roots
even deep underground, where
worms revel in your joy

and all the days’ secrets line up
awaiting their turn to kneel and
unwrap their daily truths in the
comfort of the chambered soil.

If I were a seed, I would wait
for your touch before sprouting,
and only then would I surge

to the surface, swallowing
your gift. Greedy but grateful,
I’d open, drink every drop.

30 thoughts on “Every Drop”

MOMENTS on October 21, 2018 at 10:36 am said:

Absolutely beautiful! My favorite part:
“If I were a seed, I would wait
for your touch before sprouting”

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 10:47 am said:
  
  Thank you, Marta!
  
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  - MOMENTS on October 21, 2018 at 11:35 am said:
    
    You are welcome, Robert.
    
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- merrildsmith on October 21, 2018 at 12:46 pm said:
  
  My favorite part, too. 🙂
  
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  - robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 1:21 pm said:
    
    So glad you like it, Merril. Thank you.
    
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Lynne Burnett on October 21, 2018 at 11:47 am said:

Simply beautiful, Bob!

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 12:22 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Lynne!
  
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stephanielharper on October 21, 2018 at 1:17 pm said:

For one so blessed as to taste such sustenance, there is no greed but that which is gratitude.

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 1:22 pm said:
  
  They may indeed be one and the same!
  
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nananoyz on October 21, 2018 at 4:45 pm said:

Wonderful!

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 6:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Leslie!
  
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stepsinbetween on October 21, 2018 at 6:58 pm said:

I love the imagery in this piece. Just lovely!

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Celaine!
  
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kpurscell on October 21, 2018 at 8:14 pm said:

Beautiful!

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- robert okaji on October 21, 2018 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Kendra!
  
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qbit on October 22, 2018 at 6:52 am said:

Damn that was good.

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- robert okaji on October 22, 2018 at 1:47 pm said:
  
  Thanks, JRB! Much appreciated.
  
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TheFeatheredSleep on October 23, 2018 at 9:31 am said:

Gorgeously written

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- robert okaji on October 23, 2018 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Candice.
  
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rebirthshande on October 23, 2018 at 10:56 am said:

Written so well

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- robert okaji on October 23, 2018 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much!
  
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ecopoet on October 23, 2018 at 7:35 pm said:

Beautiful movement

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- robert okaji on October 24, 2018 at 6:21 am said:
  
  Thank you.
  
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leboneslight on October 24, 2018 at 6:12 am said:

This is so beautiful, it’s not funny. I feel like my poems are immature.

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- robert okaji on October 24, 2018 at 6:22 am said:
  
  Thanks very much. Keep writing!
  
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  - leboneslight on October 24, 2018 at 6:36 am said:
    
    Thanks
    
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memadtwo on October 25, 2018 at 12:42 pm said:

A little earth, a little water, a little light….all we need, really. (K)

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- robert okaji on October 25, 2018 at 2:33 pm said:
  
  It seems enough most of the time!
  
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Barbara Huntington on October 25, 2018 at 9:53 pm said:

Above all others, I look for your poems. You language is rich and fresh and causes me to blink, reread, and read again. Thank you!

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- robert okaji on October 26, 2018 at 8:26 am said:
  
  Thank you, Barbara. That is all I could ever hope for in a reader!
  
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