plant the seed in summer
let it grow
a small tight thing
enclosed upon itself
within a close dark space
kaleidoscopic colour
autumn twirl
we’re underground
encased in loamy coffin
slowly curl, unfurl
I’ve dug inside before
exposed too soon to air and sky
and watched it die above the ground
slowly unfurl
by embryo and endosperm
but keep the seed coat closed
inviolate
winter knits a blanket
laced with snow
slowly unfurl
a curling tendril
tentative explorer
springwatching
we see you now
the green shoot
and the leaf
this small eruption spitting soil
and breathing free
new bud that holds its secrets tight
a tiny pearl
slowly unfurl
I forced an entry once
an early snatch
the bud deflowered
in hasty touch
the child inside
who pulled away the petals
seeking to preserve the scent
then helpless
as their ripeness turned to soft
and brown decay
slowly unfurl
and loose a tendril
tentative explorer
tenderly entwine
inclining softly
bud and bloom
to friend
or sometime lover
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