Tandem blogpost: Behind the Tree
Today's tandem blogpost caught me a little off guard, and I had no ideas until this morning. Then, remembering that Brett encouraged us to try something new and go out of our comfort zones at least once during the four weeks, I thought I'd give a little poetry a bash. Well, it's more like a ballad really, and I'm certainly no poet, but here it is anyway, with gorgeous art by Nyaka Hime. Enjoy.
Willow was a very shy and quiet girl
She barely made a sound
She’d only ever watch the kids at school
Playing catch or on the merry-go-round.
She longed for someone to say hi
Maybe ask her if she’d like to play
But they just went about their own business
And she was lonely every day.
They all thought that she was simple
Maybe she’d been dropped on her head
So they didn’t notice what she was hiding
Behind the tree in a secret flowerbed.
In neat little rows stood leaf-children
Like tiny scarecrows they’d been sewn
She’d made each one up as a likeness
Of the kids who had left her alone.
If anyone did something sweet
To another she’d always take heed
And shower their leaf-self with love
As a reward for their quiet good deed.
She’d punish the ones who were cruel
Or laughed when a kid got upset
She’d push them chin-deep in the soil
Until they were filled with regret.
Then one day a real person approached her
Out of pure curiosity
He didn’t know about her flowerbed
Or the leaf-kids behind the tree
He walked up to her and smiled gently
Then asked if she’d like to share lunch
So she chose to keep him in her pocket
Because he was the best of the bunch.
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