The ABC's

The Words:

foot, secret, love, run, hope, prize, light, favor, shop, elevate, exquisite

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A child ran, beaming,
Barefooted, elevated,
Candescent in hope,
Diving through wind:
Exquisite laughter rang,
Faltering at nothing.
Gathering breath, she
Hurled her frame faster,
Impish and so free.
Just past the candy shop,
Kites fight for the light
Lingering for some
Minor attentive favor. But
No one stopped her foot race,
Overturning seaweed and
Plans. All watched her, she:
Quivering in a secret,
Radiant love capturing
Symphony sounds! Like
Trills perfected on pianos,
Undulating waves tickled.
Vastness itself forgotten,
What am I, said Sea, but an
X-ray of all that she carries,
Yielding to nothing, this
Zitella... this earthly being?