Little Pansy, Oh So Small by Balisha

I went out in the garden..it was early in the day..

I had to do some weeding.. no time to really play.

I brought my bucket full of tools and my trusty garden chair..

I love to sit and weed and be in Spring's fresh air.

Sitting there all morning with my bucket getting full..

I listen for the birds in flight and daydream while I pull.

When I was getting finished and had to move my chair..

I saw a weed so all alone.. and I began to stare.

I moved a little closer and looked down on the walk..

A little Pansy.. with face so cute.. I thought heard her talk.

"Oh, please Balisha spare me.. for I have just survived..

To grow here in this crack.. I want to stay alive.

I want to bring some happiness to everyone who'll pass..

Surely you can leave me..I'm safe here near the grass."

I gave her words some thought.. and then decided, yes..

A flower tiny but so strong...she'd survive would be my guess.

I left her there to grow some more.. it wasn't very hard..

She wanted just to decorate her little corner of my yard.

A lesson that I learned today..our world could be so fine..

We can make our country beautiful...one small step at a time.

Balisha