On The Patio

Just swatting flies and drinking lemonade,
old rocking chair squeaking gently
in the shade.
Virginia sun aburning in the sky,
I sit and watch my feathered friends
go by.
The garden, waiting for a gentle hand
to gather riches from its fertile land
lies quiet and peaceful,
this I understand.

by Carl W. Ingalls


Campfire


I sit by my campfire with pipe aglow
recalling the days of long ago
and dreams of childhood cross my mind,
the things I'd do if I had the time.

But every dream and every plan
were forgotten when I became a man,
except my most important wish
that there be time to hunt and fish.

I still hold fast to my boyhood love
of the earth below and the sky above,
of camping out beneath the trees
and listening to the evening breeze.

So here I sit, fire burning low
it must be time for me to go
to rest this gray and aging head
upon the comfort of my bed.

by Carl W. Ingalls



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