poetry for kid

i bid them all farewell
she might have known it in the earlier spring
a thin gray shadow on the edge of thought
i saw you hunched and shivering on the stones
one by one, like leaves from a tree
you are beautiful and faded
three years ago today
be patient, life, when love is at the gate
sitting in his rocker waiting for your tea
from floor to ceiling
listen to the sounding sea