Posted by Clare Green:
Deep, profound and heartfelt THANK YOU to the multitude of folks who helped
during this situation.
The Milkweed in Fall by Maine Poet - Clarine Grenfell
"Will God who hides seeds for a hundred springs,Neglect to send, when my fall
comes,The necessary wings?No, he will not."
Friday I had collected a milkweed pod filled with seeds, intending to use it
for a storytelling that evening, but didn't. It sat on my counter. After the
weekend's events, it's as if the pod of seeds whispered to me: "let us go free
over Seago's homesite, inviting butterflies in the fall." So I called some folk
on Monday to go with me, but no one was at home, so I drove up Richmond Rd.
solo. I stood by the driveway noticing the beauty of the woods and started to
"fly" the seeds, but the wind carried them all toward the homesite and fields.
Those white silken-parachuted seeds silently floated like all of our prayers
and scurrying to help the family. In silence I returned to my car, but not
before giving the twin oaks a big hug. Peace.
