Nature
Seeds
From Nirvana Days (1909)
Nature
A thousand years
In a mummy's hand
A seed may lie.
Then, planted, spring
Into life again
Under sun and sky.
A thousand days
In a soul's dark ways
A word may wait.
But a touch at length
May arouse its strength
And the word proves--Fate.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rice, Cale Young. “Seeds.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/107/.
Chicago
Rice, Cale Young. “Seeds.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rice/107/.
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