Just a Little Word

It was a tiny thing Just a little word Made up of little letters That you planted in my heart You didn’t think much of it You patted it down And covered it with love It wasn’t much Just a little word Little letters Laced with encouragement Dipped in love Buried In my heart Watered by my tears Warmed by the sunlight of your care Growing G r o w i n g Strong and beautiful A word tree Bursting into bloom Breathtakingly Beautiful Blossoms Flowers that never shrivel Or fall Or get blighted by the frost of criticism Eternally growing In the garden of my heart I weep tears of joy Exuberant joy You planted A little word seed Not knowing My heart is fertile My heart is rich My tears plentiful Not knowing You’d left me An eternal gift Of wonder and beauty “But," you say, “It just was a word!" u s j t a t y i n l i t t l e W O R D Eileen Manassian Ghali