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Inch by inch
Mar. 16th, 2025 01:14 pmYesterday, I happened to listen to a recording of the "Garden Song" by David Mallett, whose chorus is (with the usual variations via the folk-music process):
Inch by inch, row by row
Gonna make this garden grow
All I need is a rake and a hoe
Someone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
And as always when I hear that song, I was struck by the awareness that the Someone who's most noted for warming things "from below" is Someone you don't want to invoke. (See also: the Evil bananas in OotS.)
Inch by inch, row by row
Gonna make this garden grow
All I need is a rake and a hoe
And a piece of fertile ground
Inch by inch, row by rowSomeone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
'Til the rain comes tumbling down
And as always when I hear that song, I was struck by the awareness that the Someone who's most noted for warming things "from below" is Someone you don't want to invoke. (See also: the Evil bananas in OotS.)
