Her voice is soft like a songbird's first "good morning",

vibrato's as words pour into her leather bound fortress,

becomes a warrior, a missionary - maybe a bit of both;

a vortex of youth, passion, possibilities -

becomes a full bodied soprano reaching for high C

no longer penning curly cues and girlish giggles

but brandishing flourishes as bold and strong

as ambition dares reach...

and she dares.

by Margaret Bednar, January 16, 2017