On Behalf of Random Seed

On Behalf of Random Seed
Pentecost 7; Matthew 13:1-9. 18-23
Did Jesus limit how one hears,
although he spoke to those with ears?
Perhaps his followers explained,
and parables became constrained.

I guess I must appreciate
that Jesus would communicate
with literal-minded sons of law
as well as friends of metaphor.

Although perhaps it seems perverse,
don’t ask me to explain a verse,
but let us share what it might mean,
for truth has facets seldom seen.

A poem scatters less than seed,
and still there’s rocky ground and weed,
but soil prepared and fertilized
may yield so much that I’m surprized.

The parables say many things
if given space to spread their wings.
When seed attracts a hungry bird, 
it might be carried, like the word.

Who knows where wisdom someone drops
may root and spring up, then bear crops?
The fruit seed thrown beside the track
might feed a wanderer come back.
	Barbara Messner 8/07/2023