sprouts
ovenbird
The
children
grew
chia sprouts
in
their
preschool
class
,
tiny
foil
tart tins containing
the
most
delicate
forests
.
The
boy
is
no
older
than
four
.
He
carries
a
greening
world
in
the
palm
of
his
hand
,
walking
tentatively
so
as
not
to
drop
it
,
reverence
in
every
articulation
from
toe
to
heel
.
She
watches
him
traverse
the
length
of
a
hallway
,
a
little
sage
on
his
way
to
the
house
of
wonder
.
She
thinks
that
her
love
holds
her
heart
that
same
way
:
warm
in
cupped palms,
sheltered
from
wind
,
eyes
full
of
awe
,
taking
delicate
steps
in
the_direction_of_forever
.
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who
go
blather
from