she grew these plants
with leaves that had the finest hairs
they were velvet to his touch
and most mysterious when he came to visit
his mother cleaned the grower of these plants
house, and the boy and the elderly lady often
preoccupied each other while she did so
the woman's house was already
an intrigue to the little boy's mind
being situated near a pond with trees
that seemed more like a sea and jungle
to his young blue eyes
and the toys she had in her possession
were better than the other ones
he would find at the other houses
his mother would clean
I mean, she had a castle with
knights, and royalty, and even a dragon
but on top of that, she always had a bag
of chocolate chip cookies waiting for him
made by her own hands and put away for
special days, such as when he came to visit
and though his mom was there to work
he was there as a guest and made sure
to be on his best behavior
always listening to what his hostess had to say
and he remembers that talking softly and singing
to your plants makes them grow, still to this day
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