#the leafling

"Hey watch that hose you acorn-brain!" My mind is playing tricks on me; I'm seeing things that cannot be. "Hey watch that hose you acorn-brain!" She darts and leaps; but what is she? This heat is driving me insane. "Hey watch that hose you acorn-brain!" My mind is playing tricks on me.

"I only meant to drench the phlox; Apologies, I mean no threat." "You lout! You got me soaking wet." "I only meant to drench the phlox, It's been so hot they've bent their stalks. I didn't see you…" — "Yeah, I bet." "I only meant to drench the phlox; Apologies, I mean no threat."

Her voice sends tingles down my spine; As brashness lilts into a sigh: "Once wet, a Leafling's hair will twine." Her voice sends tingles down my spine; She clacks her tongue: I drop supine. "Well don't just lie there, blow me dry." Her voice sends tingles down my spine As brashness lilts into a sigh.

I chuckle, tangled where I fell, And grin: "You're making quite the scene." She huffs a tinkling silver bell. I chuckle, tangled where I fell, "You're very dainty, I can tell; I've got a handkerchief that's clean." I chuckle, tangled where I fell, And grin: "You're making quite the scene."

That Leafling dressed in pristine white, Like star magnolia she shines. And finally she smiles so bright, That Leafling dressed in pristine white. At last she frees me from my plight; No longer am I trapped in vines. That Leafling dressed in pristine white, Like star magnolia she shines.

Upon a sunny day in June A Leafling tells me of her world: "It's phlox siesta-time, you goon." Upon a sunny day in June I shouldn't make it rain so soon. But now she's spruced; her hair unwhirled Upon a sunny day in June; A Leafling tells me of her world.

This is the fault of @aevp . They had the scene going across my dash. They have all the best scenes appearing on my dash and I love it. Thank you @aevp.

Anyway, in the flower shop after Jamie says she's in love with Dani, there's a lot to love about that scene, and I love it all, but what gets me are the smiles.

Jamie's smile as she goes into kiss her

Her little smile as Dani checks the door

Smiling as she kisses her again

Dani's enormous smile as she leads her to the back room

And our last glimpse of them before they head off for some time in the back room where they're both sporting wide smiles

Just getting to see how exceedingly happy they are together in this moment. It's a milestone for sure, Jamie's first time telling Dani she loves her, but even before that happened, Dani was happy at the counter just watching Jamie bring the tree inside while she works.

I tied some willow-tendrils to a knot, So Lark can play a pendulum today, Which is a rather hypnotizing sight.

Her swaying ushers me to drift in thought; A rhythmic back and forth in shadow play On my periphery at vision's fade:

A thousand miles I stare at glinting light; The ripples on the pond, until I'm caught In fascination as the glitters fray.

I yawn, and mutter: "Ah, the Ripplets fight…" Then add a driest, "they are throwing shade." (Lark stares as if to say, "This can't be true".)

She tries to frown but simply laughs delayed: "Those glints should lighten up!" (She's awful, too.)

It's nice to greet the world as new; In all this seeming disarray There's many truths to reconstrue.

I met a shrew, we had fondue; At night I watched the rats' ballet; It's nice to greet the world as new.

The squirrels plot (against you, too!), But all in jest, or so they say; There's many truths to reconstrue.

A hedgehog cooks delicious stew With cat food (dry) and cabernet; It's nice to greet the world as new.

For all the thinks I thought I knew, I know quite less, yet more today: There's many truths to reconstrue.

And Leaflings, though they banter you, Remind you as they lead the way: It's nice to greet the world as new, There's many truths to reconstrue.