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The Day The Seeds Fell

 

The blue sky yawned

And out they came

As the mortal hoard 

Looked for blame

 

It's us! It's them!

It's God's fair hand

His silence broken

To make a stand!

 

Some cowered. Some ran

Some stood in awe

As tears of seeds

Filled Earth's floor

 

For exactly 6 hours

The seeds were sown

For the 7th

Time stood alone

 

Leaves stopped in flutter

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climate change   Earth   God   humanity   life

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