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!"
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Eileen Manassian Ghali
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