The Seed Of Life

A see blows upon a hillside
Than falls beneath the ground
Dripping water absorbs the soil
The seed begins to grow
Stage by stage the seed develops
Pushing the soil
Breaking the surface
Slowly raising.. A twig
A bush and now a tree
Standing soundly
Upon that hillside
Making it’s way
Through nature
Obstacles surrounding
It’s days and nights
These material l things
Spoil the tree
Than facing challenges
It its extent
The seed of life
Tumbles onto the ground

Poem # 9 Written 17 March 1991
Rewrite 30 June 1990

The Seed Of Life
A seed blows upon a hillside
Than falls beneath the ground
Dripping water absorb the soil
The seed begins to grow
Stage by stage
The seed develops

Breaking the surface
Slowly raising…
A twig, a bush and now a tree
Standing soundly upon that hillside
Making it’s way through nature
Obstacles surrounding its days and nights
These material things spoil the tree
Than facing challenges to its extent
The seed of life crumbles without a sound