Duck Pond Bridge

She told him to meet her

At the duck pond bridge

And he went

But he didn’t

See her there

A day later she called

To say, “Same place, same time,”

And, “You better be there

Or be square.”

So that same day he met her

At the duck pond bridge

And saw a twinkle

Beneath

Her eye lashes

Now many years later

Over ivy that’s grown

Shaky hands

Say goodbye

To burnt ashes

�Df �