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Love Is A Plant


Love is a plant, and:

 

Because I love you, I turn over fertile soil

To plant a healthy seed, to grow a budding stem.

 

Because I love you, I water a budding stem

To encourage prosperity, to grow a leafy plant.

 

Because I love you, I expose a leafy plant

To morning and evening sun, and even the stars in the sky.

 

Because I love you, the sun and stars in the sky shine

Upon a healthy plant, A plant that will not wilt.

 

Because I love you, I understand when you begin to wilt

It is not because you are unhealthy, it is not because of a lack of nurting

 

Because I love you, I tell you love is a growing plant,

Who's life may be short-lived, but healthy nevertheless.

 

Love is a plant, and:

In love we grow, in love we prosper.

In love we weaken, in love we wilt.

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