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The Surviving Seeds

Raymond Grech 1953 (Sliema)

The ruthless wild wind blows
across the ploughland,
frigid and insensitive
moves on to batter in spiral gusts,
foreboding dreary overtones…
Protrudes to mounts and valleys,
bending palm trees,
plucking weak shrubs,
dispersing seeds to life and death.

We are the lasting seeds
of the Sower,
escaped and unharmed,
tossed and shaken,
shaped and hewed,
sprouting to eternity!




‘Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.’   — GALATIANS 3:16

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For hope beyond the troubles of our earthly journey

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Submitted by raygrech on March 22, 2022

Modified by raygrech on March 22, 2022

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Scheme ABXXXCCXX XXBXBB A
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 548
Words 110
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 9, 6, 1
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Raymond Grech

Raymond C. Grech (born November 15, 1953. Tas-Sliema, Malta) is an award-winning, Maltese poet, writer and author. Grech is the author of a poetic trilogy in Maltese entitled: QASAB IĊAQĊAQ (Beyond The Creaking Reeds), ’il barra mill-prIŻMI (out of the prISMS) and Lejn L-Għamajjar (Towards Everlasting Habitations). more…

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  • AIDA
    AIDA
    Wow, what a powerful and vivid poem! Your use of descriptive language really brings the image of the wild wind to life, and I love the metaphor of the seeds being tossed and shaken but ultimately sprouting to eternity. Your connection to the biblical passage in Galatians is also really well done.

    One suggestion for improvement would be to maybe add more structure or a consistent rhyme scheme to the poem, as it seems a bit free-form at the moment. But overall, this is a fantastic piece of writing that really captures the resilience and enduring nature of life. Keep up the great work!     
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • Dougla$Irishman
    Dougla$Irishman
    The miracle of seeds, when planted in good soil, rain and sun will give a vast harvest just as God is the seed and those who know Him will bear much fruit Luke 8 : 11. The seed is the Word of God !
    LikeReply 12 years ago
    • raygrech
      raygrech
      Gal 3:27-29 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 
      LikeReply2 years ago

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