The Gardener XVIII: When Two Sisters

 When the two sisters go to fetch
water, they come to this spot and
they smile.
They must be aware of somebody 
who stands behind the trees when-
ever they go to fetch water.
The two sisters whisper to each 
other when they pass this spot.
They must have guessed the secret 
of that somebody who stands behind
the trees whenever they go to
fetch water.
Their pitchers lurch suddenly, and
water spills when they reach this 
spot.
They must have found out that
somebody's heart is beating who 
stands behind the trees whenever
they go to fetch water.
The two sisters glance at each other
when they come to this spot, and they 
smile.
There is a laughter in their swift-
stepping feet, which makes confusion
in somebody's mind who stands behind
the trees whenever they go to 
fetch water.

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