An Explanation, If You Please

I realize I haven't posted anything on here in a long time; there are several reasons for this.

One of them is that I've become rather more picky about when I let my writing out into the public. Along with this, I haven't really been doing much quality, completed work recently—as I've been spending my creative time more on music than writing. Maybe I've also gotten more self-conscious about my writing, I don't know.

The other reason for my lack of posting is the fact that I had, in my mind, restricted this blog to only creative writing—poetry and such. And while I haven't been making much finished creative writing, I do have a lot of more "traditional" blog material floating around in my brain. Several times I've had the urge to write an entry of that sort, but stopped myself because, "that's not what this blog is for."

Well, not anymore, I've decided! Henceforth, I am lifting my self-imposed restrictions! (let freedom and liberty reign! or something)

Don't worry (I'm sure you were), I'll still post any creative writing I happen to make and deem good enough for exposé.

Planted

Swirled and swept and cradled—
Little brown seed among
Rocks and violent eddies—
Shivering river foaming, flowing
Down, and around,
Carrying a tiny piece of life—
Like a mother, until
She sees at last the spot;
And slowly sinks the seed
Into the soft soil, its foot is a root—
Deeper, stronger, clinging
To the earth its stronghold,
Borrowing his stability while
Around the soft new body,
Sunlight replaces water
As the last strands of river retreat away,
Leaving a tree to stand
calm,
still.