Ivory hands caress the soil
With tenderness and femininity
Co-authoring the scenery of life
What blooms later sustains us
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Jet black corkscrews wrapped in satin
Razor blades and a steady grip
Restoring confidence in the despondent
Embracing the exterior pulchritude
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Words with the weight of a roaring sea
Mightily cast to millions of devotees
Inspiring one foot in front of the other
Teaching us of our particularity
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Jocularly observant and ironic
Droplets descending down the cheek
Jovial pains wildly shake the belly
As laughter delights in the present
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Imagination alters the once barren landscape
Reaching skyward beyond the treetops
Beaming edifices boldly towering
Supplying shelter to embodied spirits
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To each their own kind
But every kind essential
Not a solitary soul misplaced
Each one purposeful and enriching
Unprodigal Daughter 