I am a Girl Child

I am a bright girl child
Born for intellectual flights
To set the dark skyways alight
To brighten the world all the way

I am a creative girl child
Born to ride on royal horses
Far away from the rickety trucks
Of the cold clods of dross and decay

I am the fountain of wisdom
And the mountain of knowledge
I soar in the clouds of understanding
Off the wailing woods and weeping waves

I am the mustard seed
Planted for a bumper harvest
To soften the soils and season the souls
I am the promising golden-eyed girl child