Pea Pod Magic (rough cut)

Keith Landry

Another rough cut (just to get it together). The lyrics to this little song were written by my father quite some time ago. It’s one of my favorite poems, and I hope I do it justice in song.

Pea Pod Magic

How do the pea pods blossom and bloom?
I’ve stared at the plants from dawn until noon.
Nothing but leaves and millions of flowers.
No sign of veggies for hours and hours.

Surely no crop will emerge this year.
The sun’s been too hot, the drought too severe.
The plants are too crowded. Nothing will grow.
All of the stages are moving to slow.

Next morning all laden the bushes and vines.
Pods by the hundreds as green as the pines.
The annual miracle sprouting anew.
How it all happened I haven’t a clue.