she who remembers birthdays
and graduations
she who delivers funny lines
with a serious face
she who listens
to the truth, tales and outright lies
she who carries all the stories
even the hard ones
she who has a tender center
and a resilient cover
she who perseveres
in a ring of fire
she who made a life
out of pure determination
she who writes haiku
and lives outside the lines
ahhh.
"An old pond
A frog jumps in
The sound of water"
Matsuo Basho
