The leeks push first
\nBetween patches of snow
\nThen trout lilies, trilliums
\nViolets grow<\/p>\n
Urged upward, pushed skyward
\nBy the power of spring
\nShoved toward the heavens
\nLike geese on the wing<\/p>\n
The plants all emerge
\nLike the ground\u2019s giving birth
\nPush! Push!
\nOld Mother Earth<\/p>\n
Push \u2018til the branches
\nAre covered in leaves
\nPush \u2018til the blossoms
\nPop out on the trees<\/p>\n
Push \u2018til the berries
\nAre ripened on vines
\nThen push, push
\nA million more times<\/p>\n
The forest floor is a Delivery Room!
\nIt\u2019s full of children
\nAnd some gross stuff!<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s family, it\u2019s cousins
\nIt\u2019s life all the same
\nSo tend it and watch it
\nAnd call it by name<\/p>\n
And when someone who\u2019s family
\nGives birth to a child
\nWhether she\u2019s tame
\nOr whether she\u2019s wild<\/p>\n
You have to go visit
\nAnd make a big fuss
\n\u2018Cause any new life
\nIs Mi-ra-cu-lous!<\/p>\n
SM<\/p>\n
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