The Wonder of the seed [poem]
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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People
- Title
- The Wonder of the seed [poem]
- Creator
- de la Cruz, Josefina I.
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1939
- Subject
- Philippine poetry (Filipino)
- Children's poetry, Filipino.
- Rights
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- Fulltext
- 50 THE YOUNG CITIZEN February, 1989 A POEM FOR THIS MONTH The. Wonder of the Seed By MRS . • JOSEFINA I. DE LA CRUZ I dug a hole dowIJ. in the ground, And dropped a seed, a little seed; I covered it and marked the spot, And cleared the place from choking • weed. The days went by, the nights went by, The rain: the dew, the sunshine fell; The little seed still slumbered on: Perhaps it dreamed-no one can ~ell. At last, one day, green leaves appeared Just where I dropped the little seed. A stem with shoots to light was ·reared; 'Twas beautiful-a joy indeed. It grew and grew, it branched each way, It bore some fruit for birds and me; But what I wonder every day Is how the seed became a tree.