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Steel Magnolia I feel so blessed to have been a part Of this journey that is your life To have watched you grow so straight and strong And strive for your place in the sun I smile in remembrance of the days When your flower was but a tiny bud - For even then you stood apart and showed an inner strength Which is such a rarity indeed And now to have watched you as you bloom And come into your own Is a gift I hold so dear and close to my heart Always stay true to yourself And shine amidst the weeds and common garden plants And keep this thought in mind Even when there is sometimes winter in your soul That a bloom that is as exotic as you are Deserves no less than the touch of a Master Gardener Even if the search can sometimes be a long and lonely one For you will know him by his touch For no bumbling fool would have the wit or the tender touch To pluck one such as you For this is truly what your are - So soft and fragile to the eye But the finest tempered steel inside... A Steel Magnolia May 2001 |
