BULLETIN: We have our first posted poem by a student!! Please click on YOUNG POETS W.O.M. POEMS to enjoy the work of Kelly Kusterman’s 4th grade student, Ana. Hooray for Ana!
Hi everyone,
Here it is.
In the Park
David L. Harrison
I saw a man, mid-nineties easy,
sitting alone on a bench.
Shoulders squared he watched
from under shrubby brows
the parade of park goers
strolling, dog walking, buggy pushing
along the path.
Mostly his eyes lingered
on shapely-legged mini-skirted young women
on lunch break from nearby offices,
and the bobulating breasts of joggers.
Some of the girls smiled as they passed.
I saw him nod, his vein-corded hands
resting lightly on the ivory knob of his cane.
At 1:00 the old gent rose.
In a series of small maneuvers,
he placed one hand on the bench,
used it and the cane to push himself,
slowly erect.
He stood for a time, setting his bearings,
then walked carefully, head high,
to the nearby bus stop.
Somehow he managed to pull himself
up the steps, pay his fare, and take a seat
as the bus rumbled away,
and I realized
I had just witnessed
a successful girl watching spree.
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