Maternity

Maternity - - - - - - - - Silent and sublime Descend wonders Of the cardinal worlds Of the celestial heavens His handiwork Quiet impalpable Wondrous wisdom indeed Behind a mere lifeless thing Containing enough to sprout Bereft of grace and beauty Sustains on rich soil, showers And warm sunbeams Neither autumn nor winter Can defeat the designs Of the invincible seeds The germination transforms Them in the earth's maternity Just go thy way And in a few days tiny leaflets Peep and say See we are out from a new spring That embraces the magical fertility