WHAT DOES A SEED KNOW?
What does a seed know?
I do not fear the ice and snow.
I trust the urge to rest and stow.
In the dead of winter, life only slows.
What does a seed know?
The day will come again to sow.
With earth and sun and rain I’ll grow
and everything I need, I know.
© 2015 Loree Griffin Burns. All rights reserved.
Joyce Sidman has challenged us to write a "Deeper Wisdom" poem this month. What's a Deeper Wisdom poem, you ask? Click HERE for details.
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"...and everything I need, I know." <-- Sums it up brilliantly. Aussie songwriter Paul Kelly writes, "From little things, big things grow." Thank you for this big wisdom from such a little seed, Loree.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the second stanza, especially the lines you highlighted, Michelle--"everything I need, I know."
ReplyDeleteLove that the seed replied in first person--and yes, that wonderful final line.
ReplyDeleteYour kind comments have made this nervous not-quite poet very happy. Thank you Michelle, Liz, and Buffy!
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Just found this, how wonderful to use the seed's voice. Love " I trust the urge to rest and stow."
ReplyDeleteLoree, I love this! Esp. last line.
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