It wears a cloak of curiosity, unseen yet ever-present, sparking minds, igniting discovery, the fuel of intellect's journey.

Flimsy thorns left unsheathed They come out strong but fall flat in the end Too weak to be imposing and too sparse to be a beard Often accompanied by purrs and woofs

I can be a support, hold things together, or help open and close. I enclose words in a sentence or symbols in an equation. In March, you might join the madness and fill me out.

A famous mouse with a motorcycle. A comic impressionist who did a rich Richard Nixon. How you might feel next to Shaquille O’Neal.

I weigh nothing, but the more of me you take, the heavier your walk becomes. I am a gift that only the giver can feel. I can be shared with a thousand people without ever leaving your pocket, yet if you lose me, you may never find your way home.