Henry and Lizzy
Who's that, Mama?
The one in the middle
marked with an X?
He's so young
and handsome!
Tell us how you met!
I never knew
that once upon a time
Papa played trumpet!
Did he bring you
flowers? Candy?
...How could you forget?!?
Can I have it?
May I have it?
Pleeeeease, may I have it?
I never knew
that once upon a time
Papa played trumpet!
Did he bring you
flowers? Candy?
...How could you forget?!?
Can I have it?
May I have it?
Pleeeeease, may I have it?
Papa gave it to Jack
when he enlisted?
...I guess that's best...
We had a horn like this. I wonder where it went. Hmmmm.
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His horn shiny
his notes melodic
his friends harmonize
Me?
Alone
I scrape gum
from the bottom
of my shoe.
(C) Carol Wilcox, 2016
When we heard it,
ReplyDeletewe came running,
around the corners
and up through the alleys,
leaping over bicycles and cats
and kids and just missed
the band marching by,
its notes lingering in the air
like leaves of Autumn.
Sniff...
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