Daily Cascade

That Bare Tree in December

Prompt:
“A bare tree stands with roots on both ends in December days.”
Kiran Bantawa
What does it mean to have "roots at both ends" to you?

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Weird quote, but that is why I chose it. It is because what I don't understand fully, sometimes, opens up to me while I am writing about it.

Now, what about the quote?

Literally, roots anchor trees to the ground, and also feed them. So the quote may mean that the tree is grounded not only in the soil but also in the air, in other words the earth and the atmosphere.

Yet, there may exist a metaphor, in there somewhere. Could it be our dual nature? Maybe it is our past and heritage against the experience of the present time. It may also mean that our roots reach toward the future, the sky. As they say, "The sky's the limit," meaning dreaming for growth, change, and exploring.

Then, roots at both ends may mean our lives are not linear. Although here on earth, we see time as being linear, there are some serious scientific and spiritual findings that time is not the way we understand it, and it is not linear.

At the same time, the fact that the tree is bare in December adds to the quote's meaning. December is the last month of the year; therefore, it represents an ending, and possibly our vulnerability and exposure to sadness, however with the hope of renewal.

After all, our lives are full of paradoxes and complexities, and we stand at the intersection of multiple meanings and dualities. Just like a bare tree stands tall with roots at both ends.

This is all I can think of, at the moment about this quote.