POETRY CORNER; FOOTBALL SATURDAY IN JACKSON

Cars speeding by busily on the highway,

Youthful boys pitching football back and forth,

Suddenly one boy turns around and hikes the ball,

(I smile to myself.).

Next thing, they're sitting side by side...

Then up and running for a cup of water...smiling all the way.

A cool gentle breeze blows in the autumn air,

the sound of cars go by...

quiet, peaceful sounds,

as mothers talk, daddys watch.

Once in a while a vehicle roars by,

a toddler cries,

the train toots,

disrupting this Saturday's peacefulness.

Then, a yellow butterfly floats by,

the vehicles buzz quietly by,

mothers talk, days watch...

hoping one day their sons will be king of the game.