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The Flower

April 3, 2011
By doughty2016 BRONZE, Norwalk, Ohio
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One little seed is planted.
It indulges the water it is given.
It uses the nutrients that it finds in the water to help it grow.
It grows a sprout.
It is watered daily and grows more and more.
Then it hits a dry season.
The plant doesn’t get water for over three weeks.
Then a huge flood.
Too much water.
The plant is about to drown when the rain stops.
The sun comes out and dries up about two-thirds of the water.
There is a good supply of water.
Not too much.
Not too little.
One day it sees sunlight.
The sun gives the plant nutrients.
One day months later,
It grows into a beautiful, white Daisy.

The author's comments:
In this poem it is showing a journey through life. You have to deal with bad things every day, but eventually the sun will come out and everything will be better.
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