Monday, July 25, 2011

Do Not Despise the Day of Small Beginnings

Do Not Despise the Day of Small Beginnings
Or why I am not writing a novel


I am not ready
(and may never be)
to run a farm or tend a garden plot.
But I can plant marigolds in coffee cups
and beans in paper towels
And watch six blades of grass sprout joyously from an eggshell head.
It will not stop a famine
Or put dinner on the table
But it may make the children smile--
I'll write as I am able.

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