The grass so little has to do,
A sphere of simple green
With only butterflies to brood
And bees to entertain.

And stir all day to pretty tunes
The breezes fetch along
And hold the sunshine in its lap
And bow to everything.


~ Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) ~ Poetry for Young People, Edited by Frances Schoonmaker Bolin,
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. 1994

John's Great Pumpkin