Tuesday, December 31, 2002

A Seed Comments

Rating: 3.1

See how a Seed, which Autumn flung down,
And through the Winter neglected lay,
Uncoils two little green leaves and two brown,
With tiny root taking hold on the clay
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William Allingham
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Paresh Chakra 12 December 2018

It is a very lovely poem 10++++

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Ruta Mohapatra 24 July 2018

'Are the ills..........deliciously glad? '.......Beautiful line!

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Ruta Mohapatra 12 November 2017

We lie under trees which someone else planted long back. Someone else will rest in future under the trees we plant today. A beautiful poem.

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Alem Hailu G/kristos 11 December 2015

Insightful and lovely.This poem is a gem!

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* Sunprincess * 30 May 2014

.............yes, seeds are the most amazing things.....truly from a seed we have the universe....fabulous poem...

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Scarlett Treat 19 March 2006

I am amazed at the peaceful moments WA captures, yet the depth of thought in the last phrase of where will he be when the seedling is a tree.

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M Asim Nehal 14 January 2017

Yes....

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