Childhood Circle

The Boy

"Where has he gone, the boy who clapped
his hands to the robin's song and marveled
to see the squirrels rear, rigid,
to reconnoiter the park with fierce
black eyes before they buried their nuts?
That boy dreamed bright dreams and planned
great deeds.  I wonder, did he ever
wander the woods with wolves his companions?
Did he dance with dappled dolphins
or run between the glittering stars?"
"He boxed his dreams in workday tissues
and put the boxes in his heart's attic,
took up the world of everyday
and withered away among accountants."

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Updated last on:  2001/05/25