The pods are the great protectors of the magic they possess inside ... the seed. Seeds that hold the DNA blueprint for the entire life of the plant. Its whole life! That’s magical. Before the seeds are released from the withered shell, the pod holds them tight. Protecting the seed from the elements while they develop. But, when all the precise conditions come together, the ideal amount of warmth, water, light, and nutrient rich soil, the tiny seeds will release, germinate, and grow. The pod decomposes feeding the seed, and the circle of life continues. I’m preserving (using Stephen Shore’s concept of still time, where “the content is at rest and time is still”) that particular moment of the decay process, where the pods have just released these magic seeds. This is when; the pods reveal their true strength, akin to medieval forms making known their true heroism.
