The Doll in the Barn

by Terri Drake

Stowed away in grandfather’s barn

Is a beautiful doll with hair made of yarn.

Oh, beautiful is her china face

And her dress, made of pink and white lace.

All these years up there she lay;

She long ago began to fade.

She’s been waiting for a little girl’s touch

And a little girl’s voice: “I love you so much.”

But there’s always tomorrow for dreams to come true,

For the China doll and a little girl, too.