To Be of the Earth
    We are all truly of the earth, as John Soos writes so eloquently.–April Moore
To be of the Earth is to know
    the restlessness of being a seed
    the darkness of being planted
    the struggle toward the light
    the joy of bursting and bearing fruit
    the love of being food for someone
    the scattering of your seeds
    the decay of the seasons
    the mystery of death
    and the miracle of birth.
                                      –John Soos
May 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Beautiful! I am forwarding this poem to a lot of friends. Thank you!
May 28th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
This is so sensuous, so powerful. I can feel and taste and smell the Earth. I wanted to know more about the poet, and saw that the poem was published in a Community Supported Agriculture newsletter and is in the book EARTH PRAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.