Eventual Connections
Kids at play, teeter-tottering,
Writing in the sand,
Playing baseball, hide and seek,
Games of every kind!
Soon they talk; still chat and play,
But odd long walks and sunset lingerings,
Late arrivals, dinner skipped,
Telephone homework at midnight!
Movies will soon enter the fray,
Dimples deep as puddles,
Popcorn, cookies, hot chocolates,
Add a little late night ride, chips and cake!
Coffee?
Off in different directions,
Our thoughts will often turn
To days and years and times gone by
Catalogued by scents!
I think of you at coffee,
Remembrances of your perfume invades,
You are not here yet popcorn, chips, and cakes
Are all consistent reminders.
My nine-year-old writes in the sand,
I sit and reminisce,
A child with flowing hair appears,
Dimples deep as puddles!
The swing chains clink beside me,
The scent of your perfume invades.
You’re here? . . .
c. Poetic Universalisms II by Lena Smith Carter, 2006.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 886 |
Words | 150 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1 |
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