On Leaning Left Poem by Barry Middleton
On Leaning Left
I watch the children
walk the garden wall.
They step too slow,
and then must step too fast
to keep from falling
on the walk or grass.
They lean to left
to keep from falling right.
They lean the other way
to compensate for sway.
I wonder if they know
the game they play
with eyes so fixed
upon their nearest step.
More than one I saw that day
so studied his last move
he missed the corner turn
and so he fell and bruised a knee.
I wondered why the tears
for I was old enough to see
one faulty step was cause enough
to set the others free.
I must add that yes balance is very necessary in life. In fact, life is all about learning how to keep a balance. And one false step, one mistake can cost a lot but others must learn from it.
Wow. That's an old one. It's really good. Takes me back to my childhood. I was also into walking n climbing walls, though now i'm very inactive physically. lol. Loved this piece. You have keen observation.
Nice to read a poem of 1970's pen. Very interestingly written with wonderful judgement of children's playing on wall. Leaning left and right keep them in balance. Interesting reading readers will have definitely....10
Children are the same the world over. Vices develop in adulthood. Thanks for the review and generous rating.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Lovely poem! Falling and rising...learning from mistakes...Though I wonder if children play this anymore!
Here they just play games on their iphones.615