Eat Your Snacks Now

       
      Eat your snacks now
      they are told
      i see them
      many blond headed
      chubby jowled

      Some have chocolate milk
      and Ivar's clam chowder
      nachos too
      dressing in red top sweaters
      seems the rule

      The ferry passes the other way
      my guess is they are for a visit
      to the aquarium on the quay

      A little one in Santa's hat
      plays the fiddle
      ("Sleep in Heavenly Peace")
      everyone claps

      The six year old virtuoso plays on,
      someone's talented niece
      nearly across the water
      children's voices calming me
      beautifully
      mountains, forest, and the sea

      Captain Cal
      © 12/16/96

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