Kathleen Raine

Here you will find thePoemParadise Seedof poet Kathleen Raine

Paradise Seed

Where is the seed Of the tree felled, Of the forest burned, Or living root Under ash and cinders? From woven bud What last leaf strives Into life, last Shrivelled flower? Is fruit of our harvest, Our long labour Dust to the core? To what far, fair land Borne on the wind What winged seed Or spark of fire From holocaust To kindle a star?