When I Was a Kid
WHEN I WAS A KID
When I was a kid
we had a game to hide
in a pile of leaves.
I should have stayed
hidden till someone came
to burn them to ashes
and let the wind blow
them away. Now in my
autumn years I should
love the going more than
the staying to rake
leaves away.
Copyright © Roberthenry Poulin | Year Posted 2013
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