She woke up
Red
Swollen eyes
Like she'd been in a fight with Ali

How?
This started the investigation
An interrogation of her long summer days

Alas
A few days before she was playing
She said
Out by the tree island in back

Laying on the ground
There she found
Her Adventure Stick

To poke and **** her enemies (brother) with
"It worked much better", she said
"With a garland of leaves wrapped around it"

Her father and I let out a collective sigh
He reminded her slightly
"Leaves of three, let them be."

I myself could only say
Looking at her puffy little face
"But you sure did have an adventure!"