The Crystal Princess

She would see it in the window Each morning as she'd pass The sun would make it come to life This doll that was made of glass Her eyes as blue as the deep blue sea She was truly a vision of grace Her mother marveled at her smile Each time they'd pass that place This princess made of crystal So fragile, yet so strong Could somehow take her pain away She'd suffered for so long Stricken with cancer at five years old The chemo would come too late There was nothing else left to do To help this little girl's fate They bought the crystal princess And placed it by her bed But two weeks later she was gone They found the little girl dead They put that doll made of glass On the tombstone where she lies And in the spring each time it rains The crystal princess cries