Construction
Frank places the blue block saying “Blue!”
picks up a “pink” one that is green
and with a double yellow continues
to build a structure like those we’d seen
in a village designed by Gaudi
on our first foreign trip
long before thoughts of marriage crowded
and before we found another use for my hips,
bearing the child whose construction amazes us
as he places a blue block, saying “Blue”.
Sarah L Dixon hosts Quiet,quiet,LOUD! in Manchester. She has recently been published in Loose Muse, BOMP3 YorkMix and Ink, Sweat and Tears. She is taking The Quiet Compere format on a tour of the North in 2014 thanks to Arts Council funding. Find out more here: www.about.me/thequietcomperemcr
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A lovely concise evocation of a child and his impact on parents – timeless.
Lovely subtle rhymes and observations.