A tiny fern grows in the shadow of a heavy boot, proving that small things can still find the light. If you are looking for poems for kg (kindergarten) that teach quiet resilience, this rhyme is a perfect fit.
There was a fern,
small and green,
growing in a place
not often seen.
Between the stones,
a crack, a seam—
that’s where the fern
began to dream.
A big boot came,
stomp, stomp, stomp.
It stopped right there
with one last clomp.
The fern felt shadow,
felt it near.
The boot stood close.
The fern stayed here.
The boot didn’t go.
The boot didn’t move.
It just stood still
in its heavy groove.
And the fern?
It kept on growing,
reaching for the light
that kept on glowing.
The stones were hard.
The ground was split.
But the fern found room.
The fern could fit.
The boot. The fern.
The cracked-up ground.
All of it together—
a stillness found.
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