Do you see a hickory nut
Fallen from its giving tree
And broken by happenstance
Do you see a sign of strength
Rosie the Riveter, shining in her day
Popeye, high on spinach
Do you see a heart
Shaped and formed
By time and life
Into a very tender thing
With so much love to give
Or do you see
Even more than any of these
A silent vision all your own
That has not yet
Revealed itself to me….
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ellie894 March 21, 2019