28 June 2011

Graceful Cultivation

A seed, like an idea,
Is fragile.

All we can do
Is plant it.

We are powerless
To make it grow.

Each blossom
Is the fruit of grace.

5 comments:

L.L. Barkat said...

I like the simplicity of this poem. How slight it is, like the slight form of a seed.

Jane said...

I came across this after I posted a contribution to the Books and Culture call for poetry. Good work.

Anonymous said...

I kinda love this.

The Former Home of CDK said...

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone! I'm honored you have taken the time to comment on my little poem.

Marcus Goodyear said...

I'm with LL. The form and the idea are tightly connected here.

I wonder though if we are powerless to make an idea grow? As a creative person, I find that hard to accept, but you've got me thinking. Am I really powerless? Is there some kind of dependable discipline to creativity? I sure hope there is.

Thank you for sharing your poetry with Books and Culture.