New Birth

a circle
     on a pond
               another
then
another
             become
             a ripple
a surge
overflows
                 a dam
a flash flood
saturates
               yellow earth
and
subsides

              a comatose
              seed
awakens
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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June 14, 2012 at 2:30 AM
Oh WOW! amazing- I am utterly "speech"less
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June 13, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Love this image,Brian. The ripples and then the awakening seed!
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