Roots and Remedies by Anjetta Williams-Brown

 

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Roots and Remedies

In the fertile ground where the sun lay,

Where the bees buzz and the butterflies dance,

You always grew mint 

It was your peace tea

The tea that made all our unrest become rest

While Collards lay lazily next to rosemary

Arms open wide

Welcoming the morning sun, 

soaking up the dew

Rosemary, beautiful, tall, 

In full bloom, looking to the heavens 

Remembering our sorrows so we can forget

Sage is showing off its positive emotions

Each length of smoke erases the negative

Each curl of smoke  around the room cleanses my soul

As I sit out back looking over the garden

The garden that you built 

Sipping ginger

I think of all the roots of the past

For every root you planted

You gave us a legacy

A legacy that can cleanse

Heal, and remind us 

You left us great footprints to follow And I am stepping into them exactly as you left them

© Anjetta Williams-Brown

Anjetta Williams-Brown

Anjetta (Anjie) Williams-Brown is a Tennessee State University retiree after 22 years of service.  She self-published her first poetry book in 2022.  She hosts three (3) open mic poetry programs, one (1) author/artist spotlight program, and one (1) talk show.  She has poems in anthologies and magazines.

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