Pollyanna

Pollyanna

To the birthday party I went
and Pollyanna was there
in her new yellow frock

Another turn of the page
in life's book

Another trick of the clock

The stare in her eyes
told the tale

That expressionless look
told me something was wrong

All the strange people

(perhaps someone looked vaguely familiar)


It's been a while since we spoke

She was bubbly and bright
like a starlet

(perhaps it's 2 years or a little bit longer)

We toasted her health
and we talked of old times

And someone quite gentle
will blow out the candles

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gw 2009