Life

Life is an escalation
of memories
one pain at a time,
layers of living.

First a child into
the world comes like
a steam engine

wet and red
eyeballs as saucers

continuing life’s
search into
younger years then
teen time, knowledge
is power

and they hoard it
as a squirrel
with some peanuts.

Older times carry
faces of aging
and joys of grateful
living trapped in
further fond memories.

© 2011 Richard L. Provencher
Website: www.wsprog.com/rp/