The Family

The couple had a little girl and she was two years old a pretty little thing she was although just getting bold she loved her parents very much and let them know each day she sometimes got in trouble when she tried new games to play The threesome went out frequently to check out happy places she could not help but notice a whole world of different faces the child saw everything as new and saw it with great pleasure her parents let her know a lot that she was their great treasure All who saw them in their walks knew they were very happy her folks would talk about her acts even though some were sappy The family took a camping trip to live as days of yore Her father thought he knew the best to eat from country floor while she slept soundly through the night her Mom and Dad had died the mushrooms dad had picked for lunch were poisonous when fried When she woke up she wondered why her mom and dad were still she yelled and cried till she was hoarse but could not warm the chill Her parents played a lot of games this one she did not know her mom and dad would not wake up she had nowhere to go She cried herself to sleep that night tired out from all her tears she felt her hunger growing now first time in her two years She did not wander far away her thirst had made her weak she did not like ths game at all some comfort she did seek They found them there after some days they did not need to check the little girl had died as well her arms round daddys neck Andrew B. Totten