Boys

Boys

A tweeolet triolet

Published in The Lark

Photo by Emily Von Hatten

They grow up, the little tykes,
In the space of a heartbeat,
In the turning of a tide.
They grow up, the little tykes,
In the blinking of an eye
They’re sitting in the front seat.
They’ve grown up, the little tykes.
In the space of a heartbeat.

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