The Tree
Location
The seed sits in the field
thristy for water
begging for sun light
A drop of water moists into dry skin
softens its body
another drop falls
followed by another
and another
The seed is swollen an is pushed out of the dark and silent womb of the earth
All the while, and old tree withers away
Its branchesare taken away
Then its trunk
All that remains it the trunk
Years go by and the small seed now has branches and fruit of its own
It drops a fruit that is barried in the earth
It grows old and begins to wither
A man walks up a hill, carying a canteen
He knocks it over and the water is pours on the ground
He puts it next to the stump and sits
the thick blade shines in the sun
the seed drinks the water and begins to sprout
The man walks away, leaving the two stumps to watch the sprout grow