The Empty Swing

The neighbors had a baby with the most beautiful laugh. When they pushed her in a swing I saw, and I listened. They were my closest neighbors. I opened my windows. Their baby’s laugh was tinkling and pretty, it made my soul smile. One day they stopped bringing her outside. I watched for her for weeks and weeks, but she never returned. I always wondered what happened to her. These neighbors went in and out but without any children. I felt sad when I stared at their baby’s empty swing. They moved away, and I always wondered….