"And in the nest
curled inside this egg
waits the idea
of a bird ...
and all the songs
she'll ever sing
for sunrise
or the lapping lake."
It begins with an inquisitive child and an apple. She knows there are seeds inside, and she has an idea. If she drops a seed, might that seed become a tree? If it does, will it house a nest? And so on ...
All around her nature is fulfilling its promise of life and hope. As she grows, so do many things that share her world.
"Even those waddling goslings
hold the dream
of whistling flight
over lake and field
through clouds and miles
and days and nights."
Ms. Lundquist uses pencil, watercolor and gouache on watercolor paper to create a natural world that speaks to the small girl throughout her life. She lets readers see the girl's mother awaiting her birth. Then, the mother watches as her child grows and explores the world with her senses, her skills, and her dreams, and who becomes a mother herself.
That child who planted seeds, dared to dream, makes a difference in the world.
"Where you once planted seeds,
now an orchard teems
with creatures singing,
springing, fluttering, winging -
and people laughing,
lounging, munching, swinging."
We all have the seed of an idea inside us - and it is worth exploring.
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