A Gardener's Idea
How does an idea grow? A great question no doubt! You need patience and love, To help nurture your sprout. You may find in the palm Of your hand there’s a seed. Keep it close, care for it, Tend your small thought in need. Water here, water there, A single leaf, then two. Ideas flourish with time, This we know to be true. A sprout may be little, Soon its roots will take hold. An idea once steadfast, Other minds it will mold To the dirt it may seem, That your notion lay low. Feed it patience and love, Your idea will soon grow. And before your own eyes, Flowers bud in due time. With sun as its teacher, Up, up, up it will climb. To the sky and above, Yellow flowers will bloom. From the clouds to the ground, There will be little room. Seed will drop from center, A straight path down to land Until the next seed grows From your heart to your hand. Image courtesy of Susan Kaye Leopold
33 Comments
10/1/2020 06:35:08 am
Thanks for sharing this poem, Molly! It's very serene and easy to visualize each stanza. Hope you win a prize!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:30:40 pm
Thank you so much! I'm rooting for you too!
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10/1/2020 06:35:34 am
I love how you associated an idea with a seed in this story! So beautiful!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:31:50 pm
Thank you! I appreciate your help and feedback along the way! Hoping for a WIN for you! :)
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Rose
10/1/2020 06:55:48 am
Lovely metaphor. Good luck in the contest!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:30:12 pm
Thanks so much! Well wishes to you too!
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Katie Walsh
10/1/2020 07:05:15 am
I love this! What a wonderful metaphor and it flows seamlessly. Nice job!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:32:15 pm
Thank you for the sweet comment! Good luck to you!
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Jessica Hinrichs
10/1/2020 07:29:02 am
I love this story, Molly!! Well done!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:32:47 pm
Thank you so much! I've appreciated your help and encouragement along the way! I'm rooting for you!
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10/1/2020 08:02:33 am
Lovely, Molly, I wish my seeds would grow this well. ;)
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:31:16 pm
Hey, I get it! Sometimes, my ideas need some extra miracle grow! ;P Thanks so much! Good luck to you!
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10/1/2020 09:37:09 am
Thanks for sharing your creativity! Good luck with the contest!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:34:14 pm
Thank you so much! Good luck to you as well!
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Gennie Gorback
10/1/2020 11:56:29 am
The metaphor of an idea as a seed will stick with me. I loved this poem! Great work!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:33:47 pm
Aw, thank you! I'm so glad we found each other through this experience! :)
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10/1/2020 12:48:22 pm
Lovely poem. Great concept and you should definitely share it with your students!!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:29:08 pm
Thank you so much! I did! They actually helped me pick which piece to submit! Good luck to you as well!
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Jennifer Raudenbush
10/1/2020 12:52:14 pm
This is so lovely. Great metaphors. Good luck!
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Molly
10/1/2020 01:29:41 pm
Thank so much! You as well! :)
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Molly
10/2/2020 06:07:42 am
Thank you so much!
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10/1/2020 06:38:40 pm
As others have commented, the metaphor here is really lovely! There's a nurturing softness to this poem that is very endearing. Great job and good luck!
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Molly
10/2/2020 06:07:17 am
I love your kind words! Thank you so much! Good luck to you as well!
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10/2/2020 07:06:44 am
This is lovely. This is my favorite line--Until the next seed grows
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Molly
10/2/2020 08:57:09 am
Thank you! That's my favorite line as well! :) Good luck!
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Molly
10/3/2020 04:09:18 pm
Thank you so much! Right back atcha!
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Charlotte Dixon
10/2/2020 02:32:10 pm
Lovely metaphor and told with such lyricism. Good luck!
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Anne Lipton
10/2/2020 05:39:35 pm
What a wonderful concept that you nurture with such fitting gardening analogies and bring to fruition with a perfectly poignant conclusion.
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Molly
10/3/2020 04:10:26 pm
So sweet of you to say! Thanks so much for taking the time to read and leave kind words! Good luck to you!
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10/9/2020 10:57:52 pm
Hi Molly thank you for sharing this sweet inspiring poem with us for the Fall Writing Frenzy!
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