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For John Anderson's "Tanka Triptych" Contest


 

inorganic garden

metal beads dropped in
a great jar of liquid glass
will anything grow—
from inorganic kernels
tucked within a sunless hall?

rainbow branches rise
as brittle flames pierce the seas 
crystal cores blooming
art and science harmonize
in a forest made of glass

this everyone knows:
plants grow green under the sun
nature teaches still
primordial elements
are mysteries yet unearthed
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