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The Farmers Granddaughter

"Grow up tall,

little kid,"

said grandpa Joe.

And so I did.

 

The watermelon grow tall too.

The sunflowers look to the sky,

keeping their chins up,

raised real high.

 

So maybe it's silly,

watching grass grow,

but if you never try,

how could you ever know?

 

So maybe it's crazy,

chanting for the rain,

but if it never comes,

how could I grow the grain?

 

I'd prefer to stare at clouds,

than sleep forever like a rock,

skidding by life.

Why, that would just ****

 

So, if you ask me to leave this here place,

you better shove it,

before you wake up

in an unknown space,

tied up with lace,

with a disfigured face,

completely full of mace,

and a strange case

of something poisonous.

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Written by
deanna
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May 3, 2014
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