Time and Water
Time and water
Patience and care
Seed rests in earthen dark
Waiting to meet air
Frustration and despairing
Roil and stamp
No growth by provoking
Fertile places merely tamped
Humility and loving
Listening and grace
New births from hoping
One day will fill this space
Time and water
Patience and care
Toward beauty even further
Than imaginations could dare
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