Neil Gaiman/Charles Vess Blueberry Girl

[Krug]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH4lyJWa_84]YouTube - Blueberry Girl - New from Neil Gaiman[/ame]

Nice piece, though saying how girls should grow like weeds in the sun felt a little odd.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Nice piece, though saying how girls should grow like weeds in the sun felt a little odd.

To me it implies that he wishes the "blueberry girl" would grow naturally and free from the oppressive control that plants endure if they are growing in a "garden" or a "pot".

 

[Wombat]

Grow free in an open environment ... who could ask for more?

Don't get too deep here -- this is a poem about love for one's daughter and all the joy that goes with that.