Three Small Seeds



by Pavel Chichikov

Three red rose hips on a thornless tree –

Are you three kings

Or the Holy Trinity?

Three months of spring maybe

Three months of fall

Three beads – a winter rosary?

Three small buds

Red bells that never ring

What thorns have you?

Our Lord of Hosts

We own

Took them for a crown

Three small fruits have we

Three small seeds

That no one needs

Visit Pavel's website at Grey Owl Press.

Note: Pavel will read selections of his poetry at Franciscan University (Steubenville, OH) on January 25, 2002. For more information contact Pavel Chichikov.

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