Walking By

You grand dad left home for the circus

He was young just like me

With hope to explore

He married a girl in Virginia

She could swing the trapeze

They could sleep on the floor

Mother was born in December

One sunny day

That winter gave up

The warm summer eyes

That flicker like fireflies

She stared at the world

So why do you leave these stories unfinished?

My Cheshire cat doorstop with tears in your eyes

And why do you look when you