The girl with the braids
The girl who ran the gift stand today Was only ten or eleven She was standing in for her mom Working with her grandpop... Asked what kind of day I was having. She said she'd give me the mask at a discount She added it all up in her head And when I was wrong she requoted the price saying I owed her thirty three US dollars instead! She had long dark braids down to her shoulders Beautiful sparking eyes Had a dimple in one cheek Wore a plaid skirt And seemed (for her age) astonishingly wise. She looked like she liked helping her grandpa It looked like he liked it too! She had such a business savy... She had a flair for making deals, What was there left for a gpa to do? She told me she like math the best And calculating came so easy Wondering what one day she'll become A business woman, a doctor? Maybe she'll teach..... Too bad I'll probably never see. I'm just a visitor in San Ignacio today The