Sunday, December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v4

Worse than dandelions,
more tenacious
than poison ivy,
an invasive species
unwanted, connected;
Woven into the vine
the soil, the ground
the very fabric of our lives
of the world

Tares with the wheat
but no time to wait for harvest
for the difference more clear
the kudzu spreading
intertwined within;
Needing to be pulled out
no matter the pain
nothing remaining
of the weeds

The roots, the vines,
the invasive species
entwined within,
pulling out the kudzu
the briers, the dead stuff;
The roots deep remaining
pulling them out too,
ignoring the thorns,
doing what must be done

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edited December 27, 2015
Pulling out Kudzu - v4

(editing version 3)
edited February 22, 2015
Pulling out Kudzu – v3
Edited August 21, 2013
“Pulling out Kudzu – v2
Edited August 21, 2013
“Pulling out Kudzu”
Edited August 21, 2013
“pulling out weeds – v2”
July 19, 2013
“pulling out weeds”
Matthew 13:3-9
“The Parable of the Sower”
Matthew 13:8
Upper Room Daily Devotional
 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”
by Pramila Barkataki
for July 19, 2013
read July 19, 2013

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