THEZINNIAS
Zinnias grow
In dirty earth.
Crumbly, wormy,
Soil of worth.
Not only zinnias
Apple trees
And dirt dams up
Our open seas.
Earth's dirt
Keeps us firmly anchored
When even wars
Her surface cankered.
But joyful souls
Who trust stay meek
From earth's dirt see...
The zinnias peak!
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