Day 287: Sower (A poem based on Matthew 13:1-9)

“He who has ears, let him hear.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13:9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Through the Bible: Matthew 13, Luke 8

A certain sower went to sow
Because he wanted seeds to grow
And since he saw there was a need
For seeds to grow, he scattered seed
He gave no thought to where he’d throw
The seeds he scattered, to and fro
And if, or when, or how they’d grow
This, the sower did not know. 

He simply saw there was a need
For seeds to grow, and scattered seed.

Some seed fell on stony soil
And no amount of work or toil
Could save that seed from beaks of birds
It was gobbled up without a word.

Some seed fell on shallow ground
It grew up fast, but soon he found
It had no roots; it could not last.
It died and withered, just as fast.

Some fell among a thorny patch
It grew a bit, but here’s the catch:
Also with the seed grew thorns
And soon, the tiny shoots were torn
And strangled, choked by weeds
So nothing much came from that seed. 

Now, at this point, you might be saying
”What kept that silly sower staying?
When most his seed has gone to waste,
Another job might suit his taste.
A milkman, maybe, or a lawn mower.
’Cause he’s a loser as a sower.”

Yet never did it cross his mind 
That this was any waste of time. 
There never was a day he felt
He should be doing something else. 

He simply saw there was a need
For seeds to grow, and scattered seed.

And some seed fell on fertile earth
And roots sank deep in healthy dirt.
And with a little sun, and a little rain,
And no birds to come and steal the grain
And with a little of the Sower’s care, 
Soon, some seedlings sprouted there!

And soon the seedlings sprouted shoots,
And then, they started bearing fruit.
And with the fruit from those few trees
He filled a hundred bags with seed.

Then, shouldering his bags, he went
Off to scatter seeds again.
Never knowing where he’d throw 
The seeds he scattered, to and fro
And if, or when, or how they grow, 
He does not care, he simply knows

God says to sow, and so we sow it
And leave it up to God to grow it. 

For sowers always see the need
And keep on, keep on sowing seed.