The witch sat at her table.
\nHer paints organized carefully.
\nShe dipped her brush into a palette of sunlight
\nAnd on the paper traced some tiny buds.<\/p>\n
She added a bright green pigment
\nThat she had snatched, just this morning
\nFrom the glance of dawn off a passing beetle
\nAnd added slender leaves, a strong stem.<\/p>\n
She let it dry, on the plastic rack
\nWith just a little magic breeze.
\nThen closed her eyes and brushed the paper with her hands.
\nShe found the stem, and gently pulled it free.<\/p>\n
She set the new flower gently down
\nIn a vase of mountain water.
\nShe would plant it in her garden soon. And as she turned –
\nSPLASH!
\nHer robe caught on the pot of brushes,<\/p>\n
Inky water dashed the desk
\nBlotchy sunlight soaked into the paper
\nIn a great wild burst of colour – three pages deep!
\nThe witch bit her lip. And then, she smiled.<\/p>\n
She let it dry, on the plastic rack
\nWith just a little magic breeze.
\nThen closed her eyes and brushed the paper with her hands.
\nShe found the great bright wild flower, and gently pulled it free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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