belt
belt buckle
muffled chuckle
muff to warm old fashioned hands
alphabet plans
twinkling stars to tunes of
endless dancing O's
average lows
extremely out of ordinary
weather we are having
don't you think?
forgotten Pints and Quarts
mind dear young Johnny out the
door for recess
a break for school and lunch and
countless golden rules to teach
a greed - instill a hunger
for all the things that shine
need not be kind
just please don't break them
in that breathless gap of time
that chose your life.


(Sr. Poetry)