One Word Challenge: Plant

A plant is something
that sits on a sill,
grows with attention
stays quite still.

But plant can be a verb
ask any farmer you know
whose spring is consumed
with making things grow.

And what about things
that unexpectedly appear
are they haphazard, or
intentionally placed here?

(Thanks to tourmalinenow.com for the One Word Challenge.)

4 thoughts on “One Word Challenge: Plant”

Love this planted poem!!

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V.J. Knutson says:

July 5, 2018 at 8:09 pm

Thanks Sarah – fun to do – mixing images and words. Btw, do you have a website? I keep meaning to ask.

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1. Sarah Fine says:
  
  July 6, 2018 at 1:33 am
  
  Not yet but I’ve been thinking about it…
  
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2. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  July 6, 2018 at 3:03 am
  
  Let me know if you do!
  
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