9 June 2012
NO JUMPING IN PUDDLES TODAY
MY LAST LITTLE ONE
IN YOUR BLACK SHINY FIRST DAY
TINY SHOES
I HOLD YOUR HAND THROUGH THE GAPING
GREEN RAILINGED JAWS
OF THEIR WORLD
TIGHTER THAN YOU HOLD MINE
I FEEL THE MAGIC FADING
THE ENCHANTMENT EBB AWAY.
BROWN GRUBBY KNEES SCRUBBED CLEAN
SMALL SPINDLY LEGS FOAL LIKE
FALTER FROM ME
FROM ME?
INTO THEIR WORLD
PINK FLOURESCENT SATCHEL
YOU WANTED PINK
IT MADE ME SMILE
MY LAST LITTLE ONE
MY SON.
TURN AROUND COME BACK TO ME
TO ME STANDING SHRINKING
BLINKING AT THE MIST
WELL ESCAPE RUN AWAY
FLY KITES THAT TOUCH THE SKY
FIND FAIRY RINGS AND WHITE CAMPION
COME BACK TO ME
MY LAST LITTLE ONE
AND WELL JUMP IN PUDDLES
JUMP IN PUDDLES FOREVER.
Tom May
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