Tumbleweeds Aren't From Here
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Downloadbouncing across a scene tumbleweed
established the Wild West as Western but
more than just prompts tumbleweed are
real and tumbleweed are alive well they
were alive
each tumbleweed starts as a tiny seed on
the craggy landscape putting down roots
up branches opening flowers and through
the miracle of life birthing seeds
itty-bitty baby tumbles to be now
dropping these seeds straight down won't
give the tumble tots their best Head
Start so what's the parent plant to do
but sacrifice their life for their
children to intentionally starve
themselves to die and to dry to catch
the wind to shuffle off this mortal coil
to bounce across the land to chance
their children to find fertile ground to
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Key Vocabulary (16)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
To begin doing something or to cause something to happen for the first time. It is frequently used when talking about movements, journeys, or making a machine or engine begin to work.
To increase in size, amount, or degree over a period of time. It is used to describe living things becoming larger or situations becoming more significant.
Containing nothing; not filled with any objects, people, or substance. It can also describe a feeling of having no purpose or value.
Agriculture is the science, art, and practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock for human use. It involves the broad industry that encompasses everything from traditional farming to modern food technology and resource management.
The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinox. It is one of the four cardinal points, located opposite to the east.
"The west is important."
An infection is a sickness caused by tiny germs like bacteria or viruses entering your body. It can make a part of your body hurt, swell, or make you feel generally unwell.
"The infection is important."
Wind is the natural movement of the air outside. It can be a light breeze that you barely feel or a strong force that moves trees and buildings.
"The wind is important."
Grammar in This Video
"each tumbleweed starts as a tiny seed"
"won't give the tumble tots their best Head Start"
"Western but more than just prompts"
"you might be thinking"
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