The Parents Crop
Every parent is a farmer the ground, the child’s mind.
Early spring the first years and a small window of time.
Seeds are things baby sees or the words they hear.
Good words produce confidence, bad ones produce fear.
The bible says to train up a child and they won’t depart.
It even says plant words in their mind which it calls the heart.
It tells you to tend your garden for weeds that sprout from the ground.
Weeds come from words of other people that might come around.
The bible tells you that watering is just reinforcing good words.
Remember that reading’s not enough, things must be heard.
If you are too busy for the child there are consequences for neglect.
You raise a child who’ll disappoint or one you will regret.
I’ll bet most of the children out there committing crimes.
Can be traced back to a mom or dad putting negative seeds in mind.
It’s not so much the absent parent who for some reason is not there.
The ground will produce an exceptional crop with the right love and care.
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