SMALL PHILOSOPHERSA Poem by Phil Roberts
These days it seems
I remember my early childhood Better than the contents of my last meal Dementia creeps....... Right now, I'm remembering one early evening With four of us small boys Sitting on a wall Discussing the realities of the world As we knew it The moon was pale but visible And a subject for discussion As serious as old men playing chess We wondered how far away it could be One lad said it was farther than London But we knew that was obviously wrong After all We could see the moon No-one had seen London By Phil Roberts © 2016 Phil Roberts |
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1 Review Added on January 7, 2016 Last Updated on January 7, 2016 AuthorPhil Robertsmacclesfield, north-west, United KingdomAboutI'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..Writing
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