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"In Forest Ponds"

cji
3/9/99

Verse 1
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I've wandered into dreams
amid the tall forest trees
of childhood again
to find the ponds
of water fresh and clean
with the fish and frogs
and sometimes turtles too;
but why is it only in childhood
I had these many dreams?

 Verse 2
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Have I forgotten with age
the joy of the dream of this forest
or is it hidden around a bend?

Verse 3
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I remember my best friend
who join me there
where the ponds were
found in childhood dreams.

 Verse 4
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Part II -

So I seeked around the bend
and instant joy there they were
still waiting patiently
as all children's dreams
waiting to be remembered
of rope swings
and other childhood things
in and around our forest pond
when it was just my best friend
and I, or sometimes others too.

Verse 5
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We on the swing would learn
to fly like Peter Pan
till far above the water
we'd let go the rope
into the pond
with all the laughter
and the hope
of childhood and dreams
deep within our forest
and in our pond
filled with the joy
of childhood
from long ago.





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