or How to Measure the Specificity of the Whole
By Esme, age 8
i think that
this chestnut-brown pip case from the pith
of a single apple fruit
is early food for its seed
to germinate
to then shoot upwards
slowly slowly
hair-like
with its roots shooting downwards
slowly slowly
taking in dewdrops somehow
but nothing is certain
especially time
stem seems to like
warm moist earth
for growing well
into the fiery singe of light
for growing blossom
that blossoms
into blossomy, juicy
reddish or green-like apples
delicious
caring I watch carefully …
for their blazing