Tracings

~  "Tracings"  ~

Finger prints on the windows

The smear of a child's wet nose,

Thousands of marks on the stairway

Of clattering heels and toes.

The pirates were coming!

There was a battle at sea,

They were engulfed in danger

And now there's a snag in the upholstery.

Every scuff and scratch

Every woodwork casualty,

Traces back to a playtime

Magnificent! Imaginary.

All they have left behind them 

You may search the whole place through,

And never know the joy and laugher

And games they loved to do.

💙💜💚💗

(Circa 2018)

(Circa 2020)

(Circa 2021)

~ Courtney