Witnessed

A ceremony, like coming home

Unveiling, being revealed

Seen for the first time again

All of the energy and dedication, put towards growth over time

The colorless sap that rose from the earth, up the core

Through the stem,

The drive that kept nudging,

pushing through the resistance to ascend

To continue to rise up, to push up, to break through

enduring the external storms, the floods, the ice,

the crushing weight of a foot

Only to rise,

To continue to rise

Answering the call of nature

By accessing the earth, the backing from the earth

Her energy, flowing, continuously flowing

up, up, up

she ascends

Punching through the outer wall to take a new form

sprouting a leaf,

then a bud

Sending her energy towards this evolution, this change

Not knowing why

while trusting this is what is needed

What is necessary

What she is called to do

feeling the support of the earth, the fertile soil and grounds that hold

That nurture, that nourish

The winds that dance around her

The water that collects, pooling around her,

Soaking, absorbing

Receiving all that she can

Accessing this power, internal power

To maintain energy, the drive, the inner will to express herself fully

To share her essence, her fragrance, her beauty

Surprising herself with her intensity

That draws you in to take a look

To witness this blossoming, this opening

This courage to push beyond that which is known,

That which she knew

This divine expression that was set before she was even a seed

That came from the flowers before her, and before them

With the support of the bees,

the integrated, organized system of sustenance

That she contributes to

That she now gives back to

Adds to

by simply being

Her