William Kelii Kekaula Poet Pastoral

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The Parable of the Growing Seed; Mark 4: 26-29

The Parable of the Growing Seed

A simple man who came to be 
had a place, home, but no talent, 
bought some seeds, clueless—what succeeds? 
Least known was spread them on the land,
After, he lived his life daily,
each day, looking out his window,
till he saw a seed sprout aptly.
Turned into a stalk, starts to grow,
free to the sunlight and the rain.
First, the blades, the ears, then the corn.
At which time, he got out his cane, 
cut the stalk; its ear, he had torn.
At the market, corn went on sale,
home he ate—his life was no tale.
Such is God's kingdom, and the powers that be.
Talentless, therefore, a clueless simple man, was he.
The seed, land, sun, rain, sprout, stalk, blade, ear, and corn; the powers that had been.
'Ere the corn at the market, knows he, it's due time for the corn, set the powers that made him.

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