by Jessie Flowers
Fine Art Print: Senecio viscosus, by Alois Pokorny (1856)
RHIZOGENESIS
Aged roots
intertwine,
like plumb lines,
weighted with
stories.
Helices, like bloodlines,
tell
tall
v
e
r
t
i
c
a
l
tales
of Edenic humankind,
held upright
by ancient humus and the Divine.
As mountain clay,
tap root, and canopy
cradle-hold one another,
we climb.
We
climb
deeper
and
taller
together.
JESSIE FLOWERS
Jessie Flowers is a purveyor of life and language. She delights in the mundane miracles of every season. Having previously served as a worship arts pastor for over a decade, she carries a deep love for people, creativity, and the Body of Christ. As the first-place winner of The Storytellers Contest with The Way Back to Ourselves in 2025, you can find more of her work on Substack, as well as her published pieces in Vessels of Light Journal and The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal. She currently resides in South Carolina with her husband and children.