By Jim
“Hey! What’s all that shaking?” Somebody’s opening the bag.
“Oh, wow, daylight!”
“It’s so crowded in here”
“Whoops. We’re being poured out. I guess I’m going in the dirt. I hope it’s warm in there. Last year it was cold. I just laid there for a long time. When it’s warm, I start to grow right away. All I need is sunshine and water, and T.L.C.”
“I hope I’m a beautiful plant this year. There are a lot of us, and so many colors: coral, red, purple, lilac, white, yellow, pink… even green. In about six weeks I’ll be a colorful flower – me and a couple-hundred of my buddies.”
I’m so happy to be a zinnia seed.”
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Wendy Morphew // August 3, 2009 at 8:17 am
This must be your answer to Betty’s question about what do the plants think? I think you completely captured the “voice” of the zinnia seed.
Do you think plants have feelings? Do you remember when everyone made fun of Prince Charles for saying they do and that plants respond when you talk to them? Well now Prince Charles is lauded as a visionary and everyone wants to do sustainable gardening just like him. And just like you.