"The Eyes of Love"
A grandmother and a little girl
whose face was sprinkled
with bright red freckles
spent the day at the zoo.
The children were waiting in line
to get their cheeks painted
by a local artist
who was decorating them
with tiger paws.
"You've got so many freckles,
there's no place to paint!"
a boy in the line cried.
Embarrassed, the little girl
dropped her head.
Her grandmother knelt down
next to her.
"I love your freckles," she said.
"Not me," the girl replied.
"Well, when I was a little girl
I always wanted freckles" she said,
tracing her finger
across the child's cheek.
"Freckles are beautiful!"
The girl looked up. "Really?"
"Of course,"
said the grandmother.
"Why, just name me one thing
that's prettier than freckles."
The little girl peered
into the old woman's smiling face.
"Wrinkles," she answered softly.
