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seeds

Transform seeds into a plantation
spread upon the wings of the earth
a real heaven,
where these spread
to become gold
in the markets to be sold

the greenery vast
outspread
is like an angelic beauty behold,
the eye is the judge of all things scenic
long distant grasses grow
as the sun does beckon
to see
it metamorphose
as the chlorophyll turns
from green to gold
human lives to creation are sold
as they turn seeds into fodder
in the markets
to be exchanged for gold

the chaff is separated from the product,
which are made worthy
by the wind
winnowers sing songs of praise
as the chaff and grain
when threshed,
separate!

Stocks are piled up in mounds
the villagers
the agriculturists
the business -class do sound
to convert golden ones
now to metallic gold
to the ever increasing population
it is sold.

the natural invisible one has seeded
human race has survived,
there is love from birth to life,
as the golden seeds transform
a newer human race
thereafter is born....

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and while certain lines may not be very clear, what strikes me is the phrase "human lives to creation are sold". From the looks of things, you're talking a great deal about slavery.

It's kind of a long shot for me to assume that, because it is only once mentioned in the poem. But still, it gives me some sense of cynicism, and a little hidden thought.

Taking a much more superficial look, you just charted the life of a seed, from birth to death, and rebirth. That theme, for me, sweeps so much and can be difficult to pin down. I find that the poem talks a bit about everything in life.

The few parts that threw me off follow:

"the greenery vast and outspread
is like an angelic beauty behold,"

I thought that should be "beheld". It made more sense to me that way.

"the seed transform from a minuscule
to a bigger one
as the chlorophyll turns from green to gold"

For the first part, I didn't see that bit coming; the seed growing larger. I take it that you describe the ripening of the seed. I'm just not sure. It's the same thing for the chlorophyll turning "from green to gold".

I got distracted a bit and tested the accuracy of it. Then I remembered I didn't do much Biology in high school. :(

The optimistic note at the end of the poem, did it for me. It was beautiful :)

No verse is free for the man who wants to do a good job. - TS Eliot

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I love your analysis,
I shall study and revert in a while.
Thanks again

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Oh i wish this poem was like a life, and that a new kinder race of humans were born.Unfortunately in the west we are taught to be greedy from birth, and that to have lots of possessions is good. But i liked the feel of this poem, though i stumbled a little. Nice poem Regards Roscoe...

Roscoe Llane,

Religion will rip your faith off, and return
for the mask of disbelief that's left.

You do see through
Metaphorically the seed of life
from within human
and
then take on another sojourn
towards a newer generation,
as the only constancy in life is change
and
that the new seed provides
as an admixture,
West and East.
After another hundred years
there will be no
West or East
all humans will inherit the earth as meek,
poverty stricken, stark raving mad ,
raven hungry
upon the souls of politicians
will be swords
and
there will be no leader
except a universal God
and that is
TIME..

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That the seed grew this time, there is a time coming that even the fish have encountered where they all become female..
Where then will the seed be sown or will they save some good seed now to rebuild humanity..
But to see what we do with this beautiful planet there comes a thought that the seed may fail there will be no winnowing as the chaff will no longer hold a seed..
Doctor help me have you any seed left that is true to my roots???
NO! young human we are barren as the planet you have tried to destroy or is it your change..
Let your species die, the planet will be a beautiful place once more, just plants and creatures that are of nature for nature, Yours, Papillion

.
There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..

THE Finale
the planet will be a beautiful place.... once more, .....just plants and creatures.... that are of nature for nature, Yours, Papillion...
well said Ian
I am with uuuuu

NATURE WILL COMPLETE ITS OWN CYCLE WHERE WILL YOU AND I BE??

we will switch on and switch off at will .
I am just whiling my time for Neopoets
of what USEFUL use am I to humanity ??
Do ask ur spirit please.

loved

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My wonderful friends say that your use is of the universe, as it fits the great plan of all things.
That Loved should be other than what you are, would upset the balance of things,
The journey here is to learn and to teach others.
Each second you are is precious to the whole, not that there is time in seconds it is a thing they do not tell me they just say..
There are no Gaps in the plan, as it is already written in the Great Books held in the Library of the history of the Earth Plain.
My friends just say that these are the Books that we cannot read..
But know Loved of this place, and whatever your real state is, you are part of the whole and this will never change, Yours, Whoever wrote these words..
I sit they write, take care young Bard as this journey will become less hard,
Yours Ian.T

.
There are a million reasons to believe in yourself,
So find more reasons to believe in others..

which variety of butter
you relish?
I shall ask my friends,
to send you a tin full for breakfast
as you charm
this small bard really

do convey my love to them
and say when LOVED comes by
do take care ..

This universe has no beginning,
no end
that we mortals can claim knowledge of

loved

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second stanza, I’d lose ‘from a minuscule/ to a bigger one’

great write
love judy
xxx

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

to a bigger one

i had the invisible sperms in mind though!
microscopic

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the human generative seeds ...both..
as they are compared to a wheat field
with growing uncontrollable population..human like wheat ..
adding colour to the distant horizon
and
upon the shoestring of the dying or rising sun
procreates a generation ,
a newer one
from the origin
now still unknown
but by then evolved scientologically maybe ..
Confusuing no???

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only one thing i would like to suggest

'as the sun does beckon
to see
it transform to a bigger one
as the chlorophyll turns
from green to gold'

you have used the word 'transform' already - at the beginning of the poem, this second one stands out because of it - maybe another word
- i'd also suggest you lose 'to a bigger one'

maybe something like
'as the sun does beckon
to see
it metamorphoses
as the chlorophyll turns
from green to gold'

love judy xxx

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

on reflection might work better without the 's'

'as the sun does beckon
to see
it metamorphose
as the chlorophyll turns
from green to gold'

xxx

'Each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They are.'
(Rudyard Kipling)

I too think so
done

loved

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