Listen, lay your head down,

close to the earth and breathe,

and listen, quietly,

you will hear

the sounds of waters rising forth,

the osmosis,

of the surface and the depth of sounds,

blending, merging into one

earthy sound

breaking forth

grains parting

and speaking

a new language

not yet known,

a tightness , parting

with a gentle pain

into the darkness below the earth,

the seedling tearing the cover apart,

and a subtle sobbing,

a sobbing of joy,

the joy of the seed, the earth and the sun

watching a stem braking into light

2015-04-02 Sushama Karnik