100 Short Poems
Before and after
Before was a quiet time of happy effort
with some sweet successes. Life was
a full bowl of varied fruit.
After your raucous, unexpected arrival
the bowl tipped over and the fruit scattered.
Before was a quiet time of happy effort
with some sweet successes. Life was
a full bowl of varied fruit.
After your raucous, unexpected arrival
the bowl tipped over and the fruit scattered.