(Beanstalk tale is back today)
Crazy Mary wasn’t as old
as everyone thought.
Cruelty had aged her,
neglect wrinkling her skin,
nalmourishment thinning her hair
and avoidance effecting her mind.
People amused themselves
by daring each other
to approach her,
talk to her,
hurt her.
She always asked for the same thing,
an animal,
a useful one,
in exchange for some
very special beans.
Beans, she told them,
that could lead
to another world.
Scribbled Thoughts 