Play hide and seek <br />in the library <br /> <br />in & out among <br />the children’s section <br /> <br />as we <br />always do. <br /> <br />We laughing silently. <br /> <br />I pull from the shelf <br />Grimm’s scary stories <br /> <br />but oh <br />no you! <br /> <br />Then I take out <br />Anderson’s Tales <br />but you’re not there. <br /> <br />I create a wall <br />of empty spaces <br />& blocks of sunshine.' <br /> <br />Finally find you <br />smiling behind <br /> <br />An Illustrated Shakespeare <br />....as always. <br /> <br />We know the end before we begin <br />but <br />delight in its playing. <br /> <br />“Here I am! ” <br />you tell me <br /> <br />& I always try to look amazed. <br /> <br />The look on your three-year old face! <br /> <br />Now you’ve grown <br />to have kids of your own <br /> <br />I still <br />pull out An Illustrated Shakespeare <br /> <br />amazed to find you <br /> <br />no longer there.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/always-do/
