[ WP ] You are a little girl who recently lost her mother and moved to a new state and has no friends ... except the ghost .

In Alabama, one cold day, a girl 
 Of six has lost her mother, lost her home. 
 Abandoned in the woods, she's startled by a merle 
 Who echoes back her cries, while all alone. 
 
 The ghostly silence but for this one squawk 
 And old-growth forest's towering height 
 Swirl, while a grizzled voice begins to talk, 
 `` And *what* are you who visits me tonight?'' 
 
 The frightened child, terrified and gaunt 
 Replies in timid voice, `` My name is Janice.'' 
 `` Oh Janice, What could it *be* that you want?'' 
 Then causes all his ill intent to vanish. 
 
 Because, behind immortal shade there lurks 
 The remnant of a caring heart that works.
