Contented child, in chair with mother
spooning sweet mush pears from rainbow lands
where smiling faces last forever.
Contented child hears Christmas crackers
snap! like bones of this strange creature
smouldering, between the laughter.
Contented child beside sweet father
pointing skyward, gun to shoulder
waiting for the bang! and flutter.
Contented child in awe of brothers
pulling limbs from stationary spiders,
smiling at each other.
Contented child, youth gone forever,
wishing ...
that he had been stronger.
About the Creator
Simon Aylward
Undiscovered Irish Playwright and Poet - Seeker of eternal youth - Wannabe time traveller and believer in spiritual energies - Too many books to read, not enough time!
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