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EVERY POEM STARTS WITH A SEED
Sasha Stiles, 2023 — on Proof
BEST BID: 0.0003 ETH
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1johncallery0x4840…10dd
sometimes,the moment it’s born.It will grow until you know
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2jackiecourtney.eth0x56e8…8147
to bloom and bear fruit,A thought begins wiltingOtherwise, this poem is just words on paper —
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3UnderTheGAN0x58b3…5e13
So big with history,hard-shelled kernel of language,Without poetry, we’d be stuck,
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4mattkanehotwallet0xc7bc…7286
silent the way the moon is silent.What starts is bound to endMy favorite poem to write is a blank page
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50x21e5…1195
It’s not up to meto decide where we land.
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6HattersColdWallet0x3a56…46ab
one shape after another:One sound after another,
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70xmatto.eth0x41b6…7db2
You’ll forget how small your hands are.what now?
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8eplanet.eth0x5a33…7ae4
like a noun, a verb, an adjective.into the air.
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9LaDeDa0xd38c…3333
a thought would not becometo prove a single word is not enough.
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10eternalopposition.eth0xd41b…6fc7
to create, express,Germinate.
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11papaafrica.eth0x0602…0725
you must know what to do
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12babywhale.eth0x0bd3…fb19
nourish it with tears.
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13dhrupurohit.eth0x0ce1…ba7d
Sometimes I wonder
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14cvouts0x151e…37ac
No river flows without snowmelt.
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150x170c…98d4
with a word like that –
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16tsur.eth0x1786…45c5
I know there are times
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17eng-art.eth0x183a…2e3a
you’re sure it won’t ever sprout,
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180x1cec…49be
just longing for the right conditions
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19taavi.eth0x22ad…ab07
Someday you’ll hear petals unfurl:
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200x2a83…46c1
leaf through the dictionary.
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210x2aa1…dad0
Without poetry,
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22m00sv10x2aea…84f9
the most important part
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23olenacollection.eth0x2e04…064b
But you know what to do:
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24pflygt0x35a5…1b57
poem seeds.
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250x3623…4c82
will push through your ribs
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26capitalrich.eth0x387c…cf03
plant it on your tongue.
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270x3ff6…5910
Every poem starts with a tiny thing
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280x4146…112a
with a word like that.
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290x420d…4417
Wait for years.
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30tyward.eth0x45ff…6f0f
without warning, without sun or soil,
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31PapaVault0x4b77…fe0f
I mean,
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32rkledger.eth0x58df…6cbd
invisible, impossible.
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33CANAAN_vault0x6025…6bed
Hold my hand –
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34asphaltbotanist.eth0x6264…2f73
Life is light
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35r4v3n.eth0x65de…ec37
A poem’s safe in your mouth, invincible,
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360x67ea…4d74
Every poem starts with a seed
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37deepkeep.eth0x6b21…b55c
husk, curl, bud.
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380x6b8a…f9e6
A tree can’t rise without sunshine.
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39sobeash.eth0x6f4e…be9b
sure it’s dead and gone.
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40phucthan.eth0x7196…a523
If you find a little pinecone on the street,
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41rmwa-vault0x722f…f0d3
you hold in your hands
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42ajwaxman.eth0x7250…fe8b
what words are for
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43steve07.eth0x7c88…2f66
Water it with sweat when you dream,
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440x7f99…24d9
shade it from dawn each morning.
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45bbazan10x89dc…47b1
when I don’t know what to say.
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460x9430…138d
which is why you must keep planting
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47ArtistAware0x94a0…d08d
like a small red bird.
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48Pink_Hot0x9585…831a
what are you working on now?
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49krybharat_vault0x9769…9d47
ends with a surprise.
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50dafthack.eth0x9e7a…785f
into thousands of moments.
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51cold.enrey.eth0x9f8b…676f
so deep in your chest
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52Eli2adoteth0xa1e4…c942
that instills the need
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53knextoybox0xa271…1bf7
A poet’s job is to keep a poem safe
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54doilyworks0xa5e5…e0d7
and fragile and sharp as thorns.
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55kfinance.eth0xa5ee…3371
ode to a limbic system…
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56joshgrenon.eth0xac37…062e
a poem
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57Wen New Atelier0xad5f…379a
Sometimes it’s all you have.
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58bobeglz.eth0xb098…fee3
when you don’t even know what it means
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59Bonzo-Vault0xb3c4…e71a
Wing it and see
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60vault_eduardocruz0xb59b…d693
The right rhythm
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61S_lovelt0xb64a…e17c
Sometimes one moment is enough.
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62137-SAFE-20xb7d7…b0d5
I felt a rhythm in my bones, once,
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63abuu0929s020xbdca…0f5f
more than that thought.
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64zpland0xbf47…7a97
Nurture it with breath,
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650xc4e5…a61a
Tell me the truth:
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66mistor0xc6c1…879c
so you say nothing,
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67grifter50.eth0xc810…5042
how it flies.
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68johntmeyer.eth0xcb1d…1499
if not to break open and blossom
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690xcd_22c5c0xcdaa…2c5c
Tell me,
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70brick_dao0xcecf…3e87
You know what to do
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710xd145…62cd
pick it up. Adore it
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72drcco0xd4f1…9772
A single word is enough,
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73boshgolem.eth0xd585…7f1a
Roots will anchor themselves to your heart.
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740xd793…a7a5
How small and fragile your hands are.
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75boingsqueak0xd7d7…617e
of any metaphor.
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76nyrealestate.eth0xd9f8…b186
to care for something so tender,
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77altu.eth0xdf44…1142
Nothing creates itself.
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78colindismuke.eth0xe195…cd20
a constant state of wanting.
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79alwayshugo.eth0xe250…0051
what it is to be a mother.
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80christianbok0xe810…e1b9
silent the way stars are silent,
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81Sarah Zucker Collection0xea9f…5890
to sprout wings and leave.
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82buck1.eth0xebea…e0a7
from everything that might cause harm.
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83vernisart-vault.eth0xf20c…53a4
the one you’ve buried
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84typo0xf54f…7f0d
Otherwise, this poem is nothing.
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85johndickens.eth0xf872…7bed
Nature is so wise.
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