Plant Pot Poems #15 - Praise and Mercy

A little poem about you! What brought you to the dance? Praise and Mercy.

A lot of words come in pairs.

Crime and Punishment.

Joy and Sorrow.

Darkness and Light.

They just seem to fit together and take on an incredible amount of meaning. Almost like two flagpoles at great distance, marking the lands between.

This weeks poems “Praise and Mercy” was a kind of meditation on this idea. And how for a plant, surviving is dependent on these two forces. I think my survival is also largely due to these two as well.

Here is my poem: