Flowers And A Smile - Anonymous

[Alien]

Mary loved picking flowers by
the meadow stream.
For a child of eight such a lovely
place to dream.

But her favorite spot had an
intruder today.
As she moved closer not sure of
what to say,

A lady turned around-her face
stained with tears.
And yet Mary felt she had
nothing to fear

As she handed the lady a bouquet
and a smile-
Knowing her efforts were worth
her while.

The lady's face was suddenly
bright-
As if she'd been given new
insight.

And though their encounter was
silent and brief,
Mary could sense the woman's
relief.

But as time passed swiftly by,
Such past memories often die.

And Mary's life became steeped
in a world
Of good intentions and dreams
unfurled.

Her adult years seemed to
empty to face.
So she traveled back to her
favorite old place

And stooped by the stream to
****le her crying-
As she saw her life's hopes slowly
dying.

Then suddenly she was startled
by a child standing near
With flowers and a smile and
nothing to fear.

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["Everything was true. God was an alien. Oz really is over the
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[mthrlangl]

Darn it all..chills again. You gotta stop doing this to me.

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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help. - Calvin