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Hope

December 05, 2016 by Collins Branche

Does a seed planted in a barren place

dream of what he may someday be?

 

Although he may accommodate himself amid his arid environs

he never fully acquiesces all hope.

 

In so doing he finds a courage that refuses to be vanquished

as he smiles amid his current adversity

and chooses to flourish nonetheless.

December 05, 2016 /Collins Branche