She plants words with trepidation,unsure of their receptionin a world quick to mow weeds.
She tends her seedlings,loathe to water them down,as they spring from her source.
Once germinated, words mushroomlike that magical bean-stalk,lengthening and strengthening,
an offering for others to climb.Even if some wield axes, draw blood,her words hold up, sturdy and perennial.
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"Rosalie" by Virginia Francis Sterrett |
Kerry's challenge to the Real Toads features the storybook illustrations of Virginia Francis Sterrett. Poem 20 of 30 in April!