Plant A Seed I’m hungry, said the child I have nothing, said the mother Feed them, said the Light of the World I’m hungry, said the child We have plenty, said the world We should feed you, said the light in the world I’ll plant a seed in their hearts, said the poet I’ll plant a seed in your funds, said the donor I’ll plant a seed in your ground, said the farmer And from these seeds the mighty trees of life grow Thank you, said the child Thank you, said the mother Thanks you, said the Light of the World Click on the file below to listen to the recording of the poem:
Theresa Tull McGinnis is a retired Special Education educator in New Jersey. She writes poetry and wants to be a kind of counter-balance to the hate in the world. “If the world is getting meaner, I’m going to be nicer,” is one of her favorite things to say.
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