Never did seed
feel incomplete
without roots and stem

Never did branch
feel bereft
without leaf and twig

Never did leaf
feel incomplete
without flower

Never did flower
feel worthless
without seed

           Ah, no
           The Creator gifted
           to each 
           thought free 
           satisfaction

But I am neither seed
Nor branch
Leaf nor flower

           Her strange gift
           to me
           restless striving
           to be
           something more