Dorothy’s Poem

Three children
Dressed in white
And carrying daffodils
Climb in through
The old woman’s window,
Make their way
To the corner
Of her bedroom,
Climb into
The rocking chair
And softly hum
The tune of
An old Count Basie song

Then they sit there silently
With smiling eyes
And keep the old lady
Company until she
Slips into sleep

It’s the most beautiful thing
She’s seen
In all of her
Ninety-three years
But
She doesn’t tell anyone
About it
Because she knows
They already think
She’s crazy

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~ by jackmoxie on January 21, 2010.