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Gardener

Within any seed, building blocks decide
what will grow and when it’s time
to push leaves into the sunlight
or thirsty roots below the ground.
After that, it’s anybody’s guess
whether the miracle will succeed.

Rains must come. Sun must shine.
And not too much of either will do,
nor too little, I’m sorry to say.
And if a…