Indigenous seeds refuse the plough
The dignity of labour takes a while
He digs a well from there to now
She digests history with a patient smile
A digitised map of looted art
She digs a moat of metaphor and stone
From indigent weeds, kingdoms start
Indignant empires overthrown
Written for dVerse Quadrille #246 – dig
1994ever 
You’ve packed a lot of history into 44 words!
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Cheers Rosemary 🙏
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You dug deep for so much meaning of what we have done to our planet.
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Thanks Björn 🙏
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Living on stolen land myself- this really hit me.. We have so many native Alaskans and they are not treated with the respect they and their history deserve.
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It shouldn’t be that hard to treat everyone with the respect they deserve – especially as this is what most children are taught in school and by most religions…
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isn’t that amazing… you spoke as eloquently of time passing through
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Thanks ms pie 🙏
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Brilliant use of so many digs, Shaun! Great poem!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
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Thank you Yvette 🙏
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So much history packed and dug up here, Shaun! I particularly like,
“He digs a well from there to now”–I’ve spent a lot of time in archives and reading history.
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Thanks Merril 🙏
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You’re welcome, Shaun!
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A powerful dig in every line, beginning to end… 💞
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Thanks Suzanne 🙏
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How cleverly you say it, Shaun, with rhyme and reason too! 🙂 Small starts whether in writing, planting or civilizational beginnings, lead to growth one way or another.
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Thanks Dora 🙏
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You really dug deep with this one, Shaun ! Everyone above have mentioned what I wanted to say.
But I want to add that I am delighted and impressed you used so many forms of ‘dig’. I totally dig that! 😄👍🏼
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Thanks Punam 🙏 I got a list of words together to see where inspiration would take me. And here’s where I ended up!
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