Sowing Seeds- Nick Smith

One day while wandering in my dreams

I saw the strangest thing

A man was planting different seeds

To see what fruits they’d bring.

I watched him till and dig the earth

And carefully prepare it

But when he’d plant tomatoes there

The bush brought forth a carrot.

He threw some orange seeds in the air

And whichever ground they fell on

The trees would grow extremely tall

And bring forth watermelon.

The broccoli seeds would grow as pears

The peach trees.. artichoke

I couldn’t see how this could be

It must have been a joke

But I saw him plant with so much care

Some wild raspberries

And as he watered and nurtured them

They started growing peas

I was confused, my head a mess

How could this ever be?

But with my own two eyes I saw

A blossoming turnip tree.

Beets were squash and squash was corn

Pumpkin trees made funny shapes.

But the strangest one I ever saw

Was a palm tree full of grapes.

I rubbed my eyes and pinched myself

And fell right out of bed.

I woke up from the craziness

That took over my head.

I wondered on the spectacle

Of such abnormal dreaming

Could the things I saw that night

Hold a deeper meaning?

I wondered and I pondered hard

About the things I saw

And then I realized that they were

Contrary to God’s law

For God has blessed each thing on Earth

To keep us from a bind

And therefore every seed we plant

brings forth in its own kind.

A tomato seed will grow tomatoes

A pea will be a pea

You will never plant an olive seed

And grow a mango tree.

In kind the actions that we sow

Will work in the same way

If we sow some kindness

We’ll enjoy its fruits some day.

If we seek for confidence

Then that is what we plant

Or if we want to know we can

We never say we can’t

For what you put out in the world

Will end up as your keep

Be sure that you remember

What you sow you’ll always reap.