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The Seed

Margaret Burns 1972

Looking up at the sky, twisting and turning, it sank into the earth, several grains at a time,

It looked up at talons and beaks that swooped in and upward towards the sky.

It looked up at the darkness, unable to twist and turn, feeling cold damp grains of darkness.

It slept, and it slept, and slept..

Then the time came and the seed looked up at the sky, and it was colorful and bright. It looked down and saw ground where it used to be. It looked out and saw it had become a beautiful blossom. It saw a bird, then a bee, and it was finally free.
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Submitted on January 24, 2021

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