what a little mountain

nothing makes 
so much sense as this!
she wished aloud,
hoping for response.

she had just learned of MLK's
great contributions, tragic death,
kind wife, and at recess in kindergarten
found a flower, likely a dandelion,
and threw its seeds to the sky
proclaiming she would never
forget this date for the rest
of her life, so important
it felt she committed
the numerics to her
five-year-old's mind,
sealing them in for
future reverence
only i don't
know it now
think it
changes
every year.