Sprouts
by feldman
"You remember a few months ago, when we went into the root cellar and waited for the big storm to pass?"
"Yes." He's a big boy so he doesn't cry. But he woke up at the neighbor's house and Auntie Tekli wouldn't let him go home until Momma came for him.
"We just had a little storm at our house is all. Everything is fine now."
He remembers the seeds that Daddy helped him plant, sprouts velvet green like Momma's special dress. "What about my plantses by the door? Daddy said storms help little things grow."
Momma hugs him tight.