BIRDS AND SHIPS AND CLOUDS
(c)Gerry K. Furgason
You were very small and I so tall
when we shared your childhood years.
“Can I sit on your lap, Mama?”
and we talked of birds and ships and clouds.
Too soon you moved from Mother Goose
to young adult and out beyond our clouds.
Now you are tall and there is a child
who wants to learn of many things.
And as you speak, I wander back
to hear you ask again,
“Can I sit on your lap, Mama?”
and we still talk of birds and ships
and clouds.