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Tell me a Story Morning Glory

The Rabbit

 Benji asked Morning Glory,

“Do you have another story?

Are there more lovely sights to show?

This view from above,

makes me sure I will love,

every marvelous place below.

Glory smiled at the pair,

then said, “Look out there.

That rabbit is feeling quite anxious.

Fear blinds him to see,

the beauty in a willow tree.

He is puzzled by its aimless branches.”

With a cute little tweet,

Benji wiggled his chicky feet,

jumped from the leaf and flapped his wings.

He failed to stay in the air,

and said as he landed with care,

“Willows are magnificent things!”

He hiked the rocky terrain,

greeted the rabbit and explained,

“I heard a story about those trees.

My very dear friend,

loves them to no end,

and, one day, he explained why to me.

The first time he saw one,

it was blocking the sun,

until everything changed with a breeze.

The leaves moved slightly,

beaming bits of light through brightly,

mixing into a stunning weave

The branches’ endless curves,

Like a maze of sweeps and swerves,

are the stitches in the willow’s secret wonder.

Its weeps are built,

like a patchwork quilt,

giving comfort to those who lie under.” 

Written and Illustrated by

Lara Glenn Blanchette

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