In the Beginning
by Margaret Dornaus
Start with a prayer.
It might contain just one word.
Or many—
Length doesn’t matter so much
as intention. Rest assured
words can propagate
exponentially . . .
like the seeds you plant
in early spring
when the wind is still
at your back. When hope holds
scarcely long enough
to keep you and the future
together for at least another
season of growing
your own version of a victory
garden, filled with tomatoes
and eggplants and other humble
members of the nightshade
family. Without ever fearing
extinction. Without feeling even
the tiniest threat of devastation. Start
before the work commences—the hoeing,
the weeding, the careful cultivation of
sun and shade, the gentle
layering of compost and leaves,
the tender tamping down,
the turning of the earth in need
of additional nutrients and endless
watering. Start with a prayer,
then begin again.
And again—…
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