What It Might Grow

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A Poem by Christel Jeffs

When the seed died,

the ground swelled

with my tears.

But as the earth broke around me

And I felt the sun’s care,

I wished for dark again.

As I grow higher and the light

heats my face,

I fear what it provides me.

And the Son whispers,

Just keep blooming.

Christel Jeffs is, first and foremost, a beloved daughter of God – the one that Jesus loves. Beyond that she is a writer, editor, and counselor. She lives in Northland, New Zealand, the place which serves as the backdrop for her debut novel, The Gumdigger’s Wife (2016). Her poetry has also featured in several Fast Fibres Poetry anthologies and the literary journal The Way Back to Ourselves. She loves to help others re-write their stories through her counselling work while continuing to author her own - guided by the greatest Storyteller of all.