Of childhood, such a friendly time,
This much has stayed with me:
Of sitting with a friendly rhyme,
My back against a tree.
But what was in the spring of life
Is different in the fall–
For then you’ll find unfriendly strife,
Your back against—-a wall.
Don’t be a sucker, little man:
Stay a youngster, while you oan!
by Ray Romine Thursday, August 2, 1945
