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EVERY POEM STARTS WITH A SEED
Sasha Stiles, 2023on Proof
BEST BID: 0.002 ETH
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sometimes,the moment it’s born.It will grow until you know
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to bloom and bear fruit,A thought begins wiltingOtherwise, this poem is just words on paper —
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So big with history,hard-shelled kernel of language,Without poetry, we’d be stuck,
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silent the way the moon is silent.What starts is bound to endMy favorite poem to write is a blank page
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It’s not up to meto decide where we land.
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one shape after another:One sound after another,
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You’ll forget how small your hands are.what now?
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like a noun, a verb, an adjective.into the air.
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9LaDeDa0xd38c3333
a thought would not becometo prove a single word is not enough.
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to create, express,Germinate.
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you must know what to do
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12babywhale.eth0x0bd3fb19
nourish it with tears.
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13dhrupurohit.eth0x0ce1ba7d
Sometimes I wonder
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No river flows without snowmelt.
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with a word like that –
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16tsur.eth0x178645c5
I know there are times
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17eng-art.eth0x183a2e3a
you’re sure it won’t ever sprout,
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just longing for the right conditions
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19taavi.eth0x22adab07
Someday you’ll hear petals unfurl:
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leaf through the dictionary.
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Without poetry,
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the most important part
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But you know what to do:
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poem seeds.
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will push through your ribs
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plant it on your tongue.
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Every poem starts with a tiny thing
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with a word like that.
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Wait for years.
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without warning, without sun or soil,
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I mean,
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invisible, impossible.
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Hold my hand –
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Life is light
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A poem’s safe in your mouth, invincible,
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Every poem starts with a seed
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husk, curl, bud.
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A tree can’t rise without sunshine.
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sure it’s dead and gone.
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If you find a little pinecone on the street,
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you hold in your hands
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what words are for
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Water it with sweat when you dream,
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shade it from dawn each morning.
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when I don’t know what to say.
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which is why you must keep planting
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like a small red bird.
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what are you working on now?
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ends with a surprise.
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into thousands of moments.
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so deep in your chest
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that instills the need
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A poet’s job is to keep a poem safe
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and fragile and sharp as thorns.
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ode to a limbic system…
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a poem
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Sometimes it’s all you have.
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when you don’t even know what it means
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Wing it and see
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The right rhythm
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Sometimes one moment is enough.
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I felt a rhythm in my bones, once,
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more than that thought.
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Nurture it with breath,
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Tell me the truth:
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so you say nothing,
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how it flies.
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if not to break open and blossom
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Tell me,
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You know what to do
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pick it up. Adore it
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A single word is enough,
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Roots will anchor themselves to your heart.
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How small and fragile your hands are.
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of any metaphor.
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to care for something so tender,
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Nothing creates itself.
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a constant state of wanting.
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what it is to be a mother.
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silent the way stars are silent,
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to sprout wings and leave.
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from everything that might cause harm.
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the one you’ve buried
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Otherwise, this poem is nothing.
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Nature is so wise.
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