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rge them — they’re freed!
<i>This we all know.</i></p><p id="ef7f">But how many seeds
make one flower grow?
One bloom for a million
seeds that we sow?
<i>Does anyone know?</i></p><p id="0dae">In every direction,
wherever we go,
our finest erections
will put on their show.
<i>But what do I know?</i></p><p id="0ee5">Yet I’ve wondered for hours
how towers and flowers
exploit their powers
to keep us in tow.
<i>How far will they go?</i></p><p id="c6c2"><a href="undefined">Adelia Ritchie</a></p><p id="f928"><i>With thanks to <a href="undefined">Dan Lee</a> for reminding me what this poem is really about in his excellent piece on the same (almost) subject:</i></p><div id="51c8" class="link-block">
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<h2>Tall Buildings Must Rise</h2>
<div><h3>Joseph Campbell pointed out that if you want to see who has the power, look to see who has the tallest buildings. Once…</h3></div>
<div><p>danlee-35169.medium.com</p></div>
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</div><figure id="b8ba"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*2SajoHZweqZq_SBkfrejOw.jpeg"><figcaption>Towers of San Gimignano, watercolor sketch by author</figcaption></figure></article></body>
