Old plant saucer

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This was a test i gave myself, to write a poem about something at work in only 15 minutes. Almost no editing.This writing has not yet been rated and therefore this information is not yet available. |
On the corner of my desk,
Dust covered and unused
Unassuming... yet now
With my deepest attention,
Sits a saucer for a plant,
no longer with need.
What life have you held in your arms?
Outspread in service,
The burden is lessened
By the rewarding engines of life
That churn in your lap.
A plastic creation,
Do you yearn to once more
Be returned to the land
As the oil you had been?
Lying twisted with soil among
Her microorganism ballet
Beneath the sun and cool, damp earth
Covered, still unassuming
Aloud, the first stanza has rhythm; the rest not so much. More attention needed on stressed & unstressed syllables. Last 3 lines lost me. Hard to get excited about a saucer, but that's just me. Write on.
PS Never 2 sequential dots: 1 = period, 3 = ellipsis, 4 = period then ellipsis (I can't help myself)
Sincerely, thanks for always being thorough.