Sunday, November 29, 2009

ACORNS


ACORNS

IN THE BEGINNING
THERE HAD BEEN MANY SEEDS
STREWN FROM THE TREE BY AUTUMN WIND
OR SQUIRREL RAID
AND EACH ONE EQUALLY HAD LAIN UPON THE GROUND
THRU WINTER SNOW AND APRIL RAIN
BUT ONLY ONE STRUCK ROOT AND GREW
ONE
WHO'D PUT ITS BACK AGAINST A ROCK
AND STOOD ITS GROUND
AND GREW
BUT OF THE OTHERS NONE WAS WASTED
SOME WERE FOOD DIRECTLY EATEN
OTHERS GAVE THEIR RICHNESS TO THE SOIL
IN SLOW DECAY
BUT ONLY ONE CARRIED ON THE MESSAGE
ONLY ONE TOOK THE DARE
AND GREW






FRANK A VOLLMER

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