if a butterfly
had not shaken her wings
if the air had not wafted
a seed of wheat
if the grain had not grown
where soil lay moist
if a woman hadn’t bent
and seen the seedling
if she didn’t cultivate
more like them
and learn to grind
kernels into flour
if she died with her knowledge
in a drought or flood
or failed to teach her young ones
what she learned
you and I might still be
pent in the heart
of a distant star
Anna Sykora, Hanover, Germany
1 comment:
Knowledge is useful if transmitted to improve life.
Every action causes effects ... like this poem that creates inner well-being.
Thank you for having posted.
Ciao! Jacopo
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