“Alive”
by Bill Ward
1999
Soaring rubber owls patrol,
Seeking stuffed mice at night.
Concrete gryphons go in search
Of lonely children to fright.
Massive lions that guard the park
Are away from their keep
While I, with you, am now alive
Emerging from my sleep.
© 1999 William R. Ward
All Rights Reserved
October 17, 1999
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