Roots, Wings, and Wilted Leaves

Roots, Wings, and Wilted Leaves is a heartfelt poetry collection by Sheli Rae McCart that explores the beauty, pain, strength, and complexity of family.

Through honest and emotional poems, the author reflects on generations, childhood memories, sibling bonds, motherhood, grief, forgiveness, healing, and the lasting impact of love. Some poems celebrate family as a source of comfort, laughter, and belonging, while others gently uncover the weight of loss, brokenness, trauma, and difficult relationships.

With themes of roots, growth, resilience, and legacy, this collection gives voice to both the happy and not-so-happy moments that shape a family's story. Each poem carries a personal and deeply human reflection on what it means to love, lose, forgive, protect, and continue growing through every season of life.

Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional poetry, family-centered writing, personal reflections, and inspirational verse, Roots, Wings, and Wilted Leaves is a moving collection about where we come from, what we survive, and how love continues to live through us.