I ask him if he played there
Where the cattails drink the pond
His blue eyes gleam, gazing fondly
To an echoing bygone
With tender smile he sees them
...jolly good times that they had
And I smile, because for a moment
The old man became a lad
© Janet Martin
He told me of the camp-outs, parties, bonfires...
...and how nobody comes here anymore.
...once he hung a bird-house,
planted daffodils by the cottage,
listening to the trill of the wood-thrush
Now the air is still, there is a sacred hush
where memories keep
vigil over the grave where the woods-man sleeps
He told me of the camp-outs, parties, bonfires...
...and how nobody comes here anymore.
planted daffodils by the cottage,
listening to the trill of the wood-thrush
Now the air is still, there is a sacred hush
where memories keep
vigil over the grave where the woods-man sleeps
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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!