the seed

The Seed

In a crack in the pavement, near the wall,
of low slung building that has an office
that helps immigrant find shelter and work,
a rare flower bloomed.

A seed had been stuck to the trousers’ leg
of a welder from Minsk and when he stamped
dust off his shoes it fell off and rolled into
this crack.

The welder, who now works at a building
site, and has milk and honey for his wife
and children, will never know he was carrier
of a delicate beauty.