Uploaded on June 7, 2012
Alice lived in a city by the sea
And painted in the skies.
She set her goals,
Listened to her grandfather,
And grew into a lady.
Miss Rumphius visited the desert, mountains and tropical isles.
Then, she found her place by the sea.
There, she watched from her window
Until she could wander and scatter.
The Lupine Lady did the most difficult thing of all.
And the world is more beautiful.
—Cheryl Doyle-Ruffing
06.07.2024: Well, this is not one of my better poems.