Acorn In The Snow Poem by Jim Yerman

I saw it as I walked one day…an acorn in the snow
and I stopped for a moment to wonder…what makes this acorn grow?

What makes this little tiny seed…barely bigger than a pea…
what makes this little acorn transform into a tree?

Certainly it must be planted with care…for it's roots need to take hold
If it's ever to withstand the summer heat and endure the winter cold.

And an acorn needs to be cared for…of this I have no doubt
It needs love…it needs to be nurtured…if it's ever going to sprout.

And once it peeks out of the ground…once it's leaves begin to show
that little tiny acorn…needs a lot of room to grow.

And it will always need nature's protection as it's life ebbs and flows
it will always need her patience and her caring…no matter how tall it grows.

As I saw that little acorn…and fancied it a full grown tree
standing in it's imaginary shade…this thought occurred to me

Every child…every baby…is like that acorn in the snow.
They need what every acorn needs if they ever are to grow.

As parents we must understand…how tall our children grow
depends on how we care for them…when they are but acorns in the snow.