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The Poem

The Poem


By


Louise Plaskett


Under the half-frozen soil


A seed awakens


And starts to push away its shell


Putting forth a tiny, shivering shoot


Through the dark soil it travels


On its upward climb to light


Until, one day


The crust of springtime’s earth splits before the thrust


And the green shoot rejoices


As the world of light opens before it


And the warm rays of yellow sunshine


Welcome it and beckon to it with encouragement.



Suddenly, little shoot feels the stinky impact


Of a shovel full of aged manure


And wonders why it tried so hard to leave its safe seed.


Warm rain falls and the stench lessens


As the sinking nourishment unites with the ground


Feeding the baby plant, that it thrive


Its roots established in softened, enriched soil


Until the day when the first bloom appears.



No hint of foul odor mars its perfume


The dark humus a perfect backdrop


For the beauty of the garden.



Do you ever feel as if someone threw manure on you?


After struggling through the darkness


Finally, a ray of light


And before you can enjoy it


Buried in excrement!


To have to push further up


Through the unpleasantness.



But the trial will settle


The Water of Life will mix it with good soil


To enhance growth


And when your bloom hits its apex


And wafts sweetened fragrance to the wind around you


You will shine


A glorious flower in the garden of God.



Beauty comes at a price


So wade in the fertilizer and don’t choke on it


And don’t abandon your brothers when they’re covered in it


Grow above it by the strength of Abba, through Jesus


Drinking in His refreshing rains, washed by Him, together


Basking in His Sunshine together


Reaching up out of it together


Blooming together


Until faithful love’s perfume makes His garden a treat to the senses


All over the earth


And rises as a sweet incense offering to Heaven.



In the autumn of our lives


When our petals droop, wither, and die


That incense will bloom above eternally


Before the face of the Master Gardener.



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