“Childhood” by Mandy Austin Cook<\/p>\n
She’s still there<\/p>\n
the little girl with all of the happy comforting memories<\/p>\n
the one who climbed with teddy\u00a0 to curl around the cradle of her favorite tree all day<\/p>\n
to read Lucy Maud Montgomery’s musings<\/p>\n
to experience the liveliness of the friendly forest.<\/p>\n
the breeze chuckling through the dogwood blossoms<\/p>\n
so it could\u00a0 tease and tousle her sun-kissed hair<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
you know her. whether you think you do or not<\/p>\n
the child from the farm who never met a stranger in an animal<\/p>\n
her first love was affectionate little ducklings<\/p>\n
she didn’t see the difference between wild or tame<\/p>\n
with the support of the sunshine smiling on her cheek<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
she is from where I draw strength<\/p>\n
the girl scout surrounded by trust and campfires<\/p>\n
cabins and laughter<\/p>\n
because with her magical knack to value the good<\/p>\n
and the firey stubbornness that knows she is magical<\/p>\n
that young lady can do anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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