APPLYING ISAIAH 43 TO A STUBBORN CACTUS
I am creating something new. There it is! Do you see it? I have
put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands.–CEV, Isaiah 43:19.
I have seen flowers
withered
in the garden of time.
I have heard the rustling
of
brittle-brown-fallen-dead-leaves,
crumbling
under my feeble feet.
I have watched beauty
faded
in the eyes of wit.
I have witnessed fragile bodies,
ended up in roses,
with petals and thorns.
But here, I am. In a parched land —
in a forest with trees ripped of leaves.
I, a binary between two mountains
cloven by a valley.
I, a seed, sown in the chasm of life,
like a needle buried
in the belly of the ocean.
This is me—a stubborn
cactus—that wouldn’t cease blooming,
even in the thawing heat of drought
in this scorching desert.
Because, like a
thick-hard-walled-succulent-stem,
my pine-mouth sips and swallows
the spit of the ALMIGHTY.
This is very poetic.
I love the way the poet portrays the beauty of nature to human life.
Thank you for reading. Man and nature and inherently inseparable.
Time they says, will always tell
Thank you for reading. Yes time tell the difference between filleting beauty and real substance
This poetic reality inspired my soul.
Thank for perusing. I am glad it blesses a soul
“My pine-mouth sips and swallows the spit of the almighty” – really resonated with me.
Good job, boss.
That is the Heart the poem. Totally dependence on God. Thank you for reading through.
Congratulations on your submission brother, good luck for the win!
Amen. Thank you for reading
This is a beautiful poem. I love the coming of age of the cactus despite the bustle of the forest journey, he never default
Thank for reading bro. That’s what you get when you drink God, stability.
This is a mind blowing an mind uplifting poet that convey –
A concise and well-structured poem that effectively uses language to portray resilience and determination
More grease to your elbow.
Shalom.
Keep moving
Thank you very much bro, amen. We are always becoming — blooming.
Nice poetry
Thank you
The poem creates sense of doggedness and persistent
Thank you
This is a great piece… Keep up the good work my brother
Great work
Thank you 😊
Hun, Divinely symbolic. Great piece 👏
Thank you MOG.
This is very down to the heart, you’re doing a good work for humanity through your niche bro
Keep soaring higher and stay blessed always.
Amen. Thank you for reading bro
Captivating!
Thank you 😊
I want to be like a stubborn cactus too, always blooming
May God give us all the strength to…
Reading the poem, I can only but admit that this is pure talent…more grace Boss
Thank you for reading through, bro.
I love the imagery and the depth at which you meditated on the scripture to come up with something like this.
Kudos 👏👏👏
Thank you very much for your careful reading and contribution
What a Captivating poem
Thank you
The stubborn Cactus isn’t affected by the dryness around it, because it depends on a source that never runs dry.
The poetry resonates so well with the relationship between man, nature and God(divinity).
I love it!
When God is your source you can never run out of resources.
good one
Thank you
Amazing piece
Thank you
I know a wonderful poem when I see one and this, my friend, is really wonderful! 👏
“This is me—a stubborn
cactus—that wouldn’t cease blooming,
even in the thawing heat of drought
in this scorching desert.”
My favourite lines which clearly expresses the message of resilience. Well written. ✌🏿
Wow 😲! I am very glad you love those lines. Those lines is a decision we all have to make. To remain unshakable in the face of adversity.
Thank you very much for reading and your beautiful contribution.
This is inspirational… More ink to your pen brother
Amen 🙏
❤️❤️
🥰
This a wonderful poem about resilient and stability despite the challenges. Well done our poet.
Thank you, I am blushing.
Good poem with good imagery. I love the way make the Divine (God) so close rather than distant even in times of difficulty
God is closer to us than our collar bone.
Nice poem. Welldone bro
Thank you 😊
Blending the prophetic words of Isaiah with poetic mastery makes this poem such a beautiful, brilliant and irresistible masterpiece.
Thank you very much. God himself is a poet and it make sense that drawing inspiration from his word will make a poem irresistible.
This is so beautiful and memorable. Keep up the good work.
Thank very much. Sure I will 😊
Beautiful and inspiring
Thank you for reading
Reading this poem feel like watching a movie. Can’t get the imagery out of my head.
A good poem lingers in memory long after reading.
My God! who else write a something that reads like rebellion and reverence at the same time if not a poet like Olusegun Ajayi.
Swallowing the spit of the Almighty is both brilliant and risky.
That’s the beauty of poetry, the ability to say so much with little words. To say one something and mean something else entirely different.
Thank you for reading.
“that wouldn’t cease blooming,
even in the thawing heat of drought
in this scorching desert” such faith in the face of tribulation.
Faith conquers all things.
This poem is beautiful. I can feel the fragility and the strength in every line. The cactus metaphor is so powerful and truly inspiring.
Thank you very much for reading, I am glad it resonate with you.
Fantastic
This is very interesting
Thank you brotherly Dr. IB
This poem is full of hope, faith and endurance in such time like this. Well done 👏
Thank you, 😊
Well-done Olusegun
Your poems are phenomenal and profound always 🥹
Thank you Mummy GO
The beauty is that the source is divine.
As it should be bro, God is the only source that sustains.
Wow,,, congratulations
Thank you
Awesome
😊
Wonderfully inked, welcome Bard
Thank you 😊
Thank you very much. 😊
Highly poetical. I love the choice of words.
Thank you for reading ma.
I love your creativity with amazing use of words. The metaphor used mostly made it interesting.
It takes creativity to recognize creativity. Thank you bard.
Wow this is beautiful 🤭🥰
I love it 💓
Thank you. I am glad you love it 🥰
This is profound sir..
Thank MOG
Nice poem 👍
Thank you
This is really poetic, applying biblical terms makes it more beautiful.
Thank you very much bro. The bible is spring of divine inspiration
Nice poem . It really inspire me alot
That’s good. The poem is doing is job really well, inspiring souls.
Nice poetry my friend, more ink to your pen
Thank you for reading. Amen 🙏