Now, it is just a seed

but one day in the future

it will be a bud

a small green bud

nestled in the earth

and then later

it will be a sprout

leaping out of the ground

and even later

a leaf will sprout on it

and another

and another

and the stem will grow bark

and it will grow tall

and strong

into a peach tree

towering over the tallest man

and the branches will weave

in and out of each other

and it will grow a flower

a wonderful, rich, pink flower,

and then a peach

sweet and soft

it will drop to the ground

and the seed will sink into the dirt

and it will start all over again.

I promise you

even if the seed is small

plant it anyway

because it will grow

into a towering tree

with many branches.