Karen Audioun Klingman
CULTIVATION
below the garden birthings take place
invisible to the eye
tendrils swallow
stability and nourishment
without notice earth gives way
newborns wear emerald crowns
fragile toddlers peek out
know not purpose or direction
growing pains thwart
adolescents
yet stretch they will
beyond capability and consequence
in full bloom adults
allow thirst to quench
store strength
for what will come
the wise ones
know it is time
petals drop - leaves wither
essence blows home
burrows deep
sleeps
nurture cradles
nudges wakefulness
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