Acorn And Oak
“Oh I’ll never be big,” the acorn said,
As it gazed on high to the oak tree tall,
“I’m little and round as a miller’s thumb,
I’ll never be big, I’ll always be small.”
The oak tree smiled a knowing smile,
“My trunk is thick, and my roots are deep,
My branches and twigs spread high and wide,
For birds to nest in, and bugs to sleep.
But I was an acorn too on a time,
- ‘Oh I’ll never be big, I’ll never be strong,’ -
That’s what I thought many years ago . . .
And, dear little acorn, you see I was wrong!”
By Paul King
"Great oaks from little acorns grow."
"Each human being is bred with a unique set of potentials that yearn to be fulfilled as surely as the acorn yearns to become the oak within it." Aristotle
It looks like it's going to be a bumper year for acorns. The pavements and paths are strewn with them whenever I go for a walk. Did you know that an oak can drop several hundred acorns in a single square metre? Let's hope some of them will be carried away and buried by squirrels to produce more oaks.
A bumper year such as this one is known as a 'mast' year. Click here to find out why.
It is believed that if you carry an acorn in your pocket, it will protect you from harm and bring good luck. There is much folklore connected with oak trees and acorns. Click here to learn more.
If you want to know if acorns are edible click here.
Writing prompts:
- When you were young did you think that you would not amount to much, or did you know you would grow into something magnificent? Ponder these questions in your writing.
- What 'unique set of potentials' were you born with?
- Have you fulfilled your potential, or is something holding you back?
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