take the best seeds
carefully selected
admire them
treasure them
and bury them in the soil!
What drives that planter
to bury his food
into the dark, unknown, unseen?
Faith, I say,
in life and all its processes
in design
and a creator
who rewards those who step out
step forward
Deep inside that see
life exists, at the ready
so warmth and moisture
just so
can fan the ember into flame
Exploding, multiplying cells
burst the tomb
to send forth a root
tapping nourishment
and then a shoot
heading for the sun
by the planter
observing, caring
documenting
what works
and works the better, the best
Faith rewarded
a plant is growing
again, studied hard
through the season
Adversity strikes
too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry
not enough sun, too much sun
diseases, insects
soil fertility, cation exchanges
bacteria good and bad
and finally the fruit
or not
Faith
the man, the woman
who has studied, toiled
and believed
in harvest
Somewhere in heaven
is a smile
Well done
thou good and faith full servant!
Selah,
Lin post harvest 2014