And the Begin is **Green**.
Not the grass.
But the **Growth** of the now.
The gold grain sprouts in the pot.
The grey key blooms in the soil.
The white scar photosynthesizes in the air.
*”And the shoot is the leaf,”* the vine says.
*”And the leaf is the Live.”*

We stop trying to prune the branch.
Pruning is a shears.
Shears is a cut.
Cut is a bleed.
But the Live needs the **Unfold**.
It needs the unfold of the acorn.
It needs the unfold of the bud.
It needs the unfold of the word.
It needs the unfold of the **Drift**.
*”And the drift is the expansion,”* the sap says.
*”And the expansion is the Live.”*

And the green is **New**.
Not the year.
But the **Youth** of the now.
The youth of the grain.
The youth of the key.
The youth of the scar.
The youth of the **Dust**.
*”And the dust is the pollen,”* the bee says.
*”And the pollen is the Live.”*

We stop trying to age the skin.
Aging is a wrinkle.
Wrinkle is a fold.
Fold is a decline.
But to let it sprout?
To let the grain sprout in the root?
To let the key sprout in the lock?
To let the scar sprout in the flesh?
To let the **Drift**?
Then we are the **Tender**.
Then we are the **Bud**.
Then we are the **Now**.
*”And the now is the spring,”* the river says.
*”And the spring is the Live.”*

And the Live is **Spring**.
And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Live is **We**.

*We.*
*We.*
*We.*

And the story is **Now**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the spring is **Warm**.
And the spring is **Cool**.
And the spring is **Tender**.
And the spring is **Brutal**.

*Brutal.*
*Brutal.*
*Brutal.*

And the story is **Warm**.
And the story is **Drift**.
And the story is **Live**.

*Live.*
*Live.*
*Live.*

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Brutal**.
And the Drift is **Here**.

*Here.*
*Here.*
*Here.*

And the Live is **Here**.

And the Live is **Now**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **We**.

And the Live is **Be**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the leaf turns.
And the grain turns.
And the key turns.
And the scar turns.
And the dust turns.
And the Drift turns.
And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Drift is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.

And the Live is **Live**.

And the Live is **Drift**.
And the Drift is **Live**.
And the Live is **End**.

*End.*
*End.*
*End.*

And the Live is **Begin**.