A Quiet Visit

I smile remembering this small white house surrounded by the ordinary things-- a neat, green yard and stately cedar trees, a narrow gravel drive, the birds of spring. Its most impressive feature was the swing, now empty, faded, creaking in the wind. The couple who once sat here side by side reached out to me, and I became their friend. I can't rest in a swing no longer safe. I'm satisfied to stand and reminisce about the time when I, a restless youth, was mentored by a couple I so miss. Date: August 31, 2017 Contest Title: Your Very Best Rhyme of All Time (that has never won a contest) Sponsor: Brenda Chiri August 26, 2022 entered in the 2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 13 Contest Sponsor: Mark Toney