I planted a sapling In my garden Tended it watered it Patted it pampered it Expecting it to bloom It grew but not tall It grew but did not bloom. The weeds around Hindered it tampered it Frightened it crumpled it Crushed it destroyed it. My folds could never Help it to bloom Every support at its fall stiffened its wing It failed to fly. Uproot Yes! Re-plantation Strengthened its wing Alone it struggled To fly high above the clouds To swim in deep sea To fight the deadly To stand alone apart To speak for its right To set herself on path To progress To strive. Bloom my child Shine my child Grow my child Let my lamp dimly Lit for thy Let every step forward Make it glow Glow glow glow until It sets to sparkle World around.