Birth
In autumn seeds fall
along with the leaves
within the fruit
that rots on the ground
with flies buzzing
and ants crawling
and sometimes
the rain :
apples for example
or chestnuts
horse or sweet
seeds that needs
must fall into the ground
which acts like a placenta
feeding the seed
that has died
and germinated
that sends out
a tap root to draw
nourishment
from the earth
and some seeds fly
are carried in the air
on a gust of wind
that float off
into the distance
only to settle
sooner or later
on the ground
into the ground
the burial before
birth
John Lyons
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Well observed John. You offer us the natural poetry within the science here, as well as written poetry in the lines.
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