Do you remember
The water lilies
On Henderson's pond?
Were there lilies there,
I cannot recall?
Sure, you remember,
We came with the boys
To fish and gaze. Boys?
What boys were they?
My mind's just a haze.
Our boys, young Jacob
And John, remember
Them? John and Jacob?
We had two sons? Sure,
We did, way back then,
Years before. Where are
They now? Are they here
About? No, don't you
Remember? They died
In the War. You cried
For days and for years.
Poor dears; don't recall
Them, my mind's a haze.
You must remember,
How can you forget?
Who are you, then, dear?
Have we ever met?
Feb 10, 2013
Feb 10, 2013 at 2:51 PM UTC
Do you remember
The water lilies
On Henderson's pond?
Were there lilies there,
I cannot recall?
Sure, you remember,
We came with the boys
To fish and gaze. Boys?
What boys were they?
My mind's just a haze.
Our boys, young Jacob
And John, remember
Them? John and Jacob?
We had two sons? Sure,
We did, way back then,
Years before. Where are
They now? Are they here
About? No, don't you
Remember? They died
In the War. You cried
For days and for years.
Poor dears; don't recall
Them, my mind's a haze.
You must remember,
How can you forget?
Who are you, then, dear?
Have we ever met?
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