Saxicoline ... Plant

Today's word is "saxicoline" ... sak-SIK-uh-lin ... Living or growing among rocks. (Dictionary.com)

Plant

There was a truth,

Dropped like a seed,

That would feed us in,

Our greatest need.

But when it fell,

The birds ate some,

And a portion died,

In the burning sun.

Some was caught,

On saxicoline ground,

Where there was no food,

When roots were wound.

Some was choked,

By aggressive weeds,

But there was a small,

Most fortunate seed.

That seed lay gently,

In good earth,

Where it swelled,

And gave new birth.

And the truth spread out,

And filled the land,

With fruit and food,

From God's good hand.

Anne Selleck

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