Playtime ceased
laughter no more
memory and loss

Imagination fleeting
smiles and tender joy
leaping and running

Seeking and hiding
bonds mend and spirits fly
taking care with merriment

Under a charmed spell
precocious and undaunted
unconcerned with the hours

A blink of dark eyes
gone in an instant
ripped through grasps

Echoes in time
wrought with tears
and forgotten events