Purple-tipped petals
Of the tiny white pansy
Moist with morning dew.
Slowly, slowly up
Crawls the spotted ladybug
To my fingertip.
Flickering bright flame
Of the sweet-smelling candle
Illumines the room.
The face of a rat:
Bright eyes, sniffing nose, whiskers
Twitching all the time.
Red, orange, yellow,
Green and blue and violet:
A rainbow's prism.
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