Posted by Jeff11 on December 20, 1999 at 23:40:38:
Just a small lyrical contribution that speaks to my love of a boy's imagination and spirit.
A Birdsnest Balcony
In a quiet wood behind a house
that was empty for a time
there grew a tree
a special tree
a tree a boy could climb
One summer day
a truck arrived
in the drive of the lonely house
behind the truck a family
a boy, his mother and her spouse
The very next day
while exploring the wood
in a moment quite sublime
the boy came face-to-bark with the tree
the tree that he could climb
And climb he did
a little awkward at first
but a boy will just not stop
soon he was there where he wanted to be
by a birds nest near the top
In another day
the boy was back
replete with hammer, nails and saw
in two other trips he had the wood
for the castle he foresaw
In a fortnight of toil
the little king
hid his castle in the tree
A castle fit for royalty
with a birdsnest balcony
Jeff :1999