Louisa May Alcott Quote

A child her wayward pencil drew On margins of her book; Garlands of flower, dancing elves, Bud, butterfly, and brook, Lessons undone, and plum forgot, Seeking with hand and heart The teacher whom she learned to love Before she knew t'was Art.

Louisa May Alcott: An Intimate Anthology (ed. Doubleday Books, 1997)