Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEEDS AND THOUGHTS, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: Who plants a seed, he little knows Last Line: Who plants in human souls a thought. Subject(s): Thought; Thinking | ||||||||
Who plants a seed, he little knows What warm arousing light is lit, What spring of living water flows, What forces leap to nurture it. Who plants a seed, what thought has he Of timid sprout, of leaflets young, Of sturdy trunk and branching tree, Of noble forest far outflung? What dream has he who plants a seed Of blossoms ravishing the air, Of shade that cools, of fruits that feed, Of agelong blessings hidden there? And he who plants the seed of thought, Some eager truth, some daring plan, Never he knows what he has wrought Of never-ending good to man. Through subtle channels winding swift The foodful currents gladly run, And all the heavens bring their gift Of tender breezes, rain, and sun. It feels the elemental fears, The frost, the storm, the barren skies: And yet throughout the growing years Its roots extend, its branches rise; Until, one knows not how or when, Through all the world the thought has spread, And myriads of grateful men Pluck from the branches overhead. Oh, happy he who plants a seed With promises of fruitage fraught; But his a happier, holier deed Who plants in human souls a thought. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MILLE ET UN SENTIMENTS (PREMIERS CENTS) by DENISE DUHAMEL SUNDAY AFTERNOON by CLARENCE MAJOR I BROOD ABOUT SOME CONCEPTS, FOR EXAMPLE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER EASY LESSONS IN GEOPHAGY by KENNETH REXROTH GENTLEMEN, I ADDRESS YOU PUBLICLY by KENNETH REXROTH ON FLOWER WREATH HILL: 1 by KENNETH REXROTH A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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