Furrows and mounds
\nof linensoft soil
\nsurround my love<\/p>\n
the gentlest of hands
\nplowed this earth
\nand tilled it<\/p>\n
removed each rock
\nbroke apart clay
\nsmoothed and sculpted<\/p>\n
then planted me,
\na seed, a row
\na row, a row<\/p>\n
and willed the sun
\nto warm where
\nhe could not<\/p>\n
asked the rain
\nto send the kiss
\nhe could not give<\/p>\n
white roots
\nnew green shoots
\nwork free the ground<\/p>\n
reaching forward
\npulling upward
\nunfurling outward<\/p>\n
so tended
\nthere is blooming
\nand in color I riot<\/p>\n
tendrils
\ncoil around
\neverything they reach<\/p>\n
wanting to bring
\nhim all the joy
\nthe soil can hold<\/p>\n
all the joy
\nhe can hold
\nin dirt stained palm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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