It was an old chap, with an old little stick,
Big white moustache, a coat-the colour brick.
He walked alone, near the ocean blue,
Back bent, quivering hands, a ripped up old shoe.
It was all that he wore, with a muffler black,
Home less, hungry, he dragged along a dirty sack.
Eyes-emerald green, he looked as pale as a ghost,
With nothing to eat except one butter and toast.
He walked clueless, his tormented heart wept,
He didn't quite notice what his sack had swept.
A bottle he saw as he bent down,
Inside a note, with a picture of a clown.
He looked straight ahead and saw in the window,
A little girl, all smiles, laying down low.
He smiled back and took the note out,
'Be my friend ' it seemed to shout.
The old man had hope, a friend who could,
Help him from grief, from sorrow, if only she would.
He played with her every afternoon, as he should,
When one day he stopped coming to play for good.
The girl stopped waiting and went back inside,
To write with her crayons the words wide,
' Be my friend ' so she could put it in a bottle and wait,
For that person, she silently hoped wouldn't be late.
Copyright © 2009 by Sneha Murali
The girl stopped waiting and went back inside, To write with her crayons the words wide, ' Be my friend ' so she could put it in a bottle and wait, For that person, she silently hoped wouldn't be late. what a sweet stanza is this one and the whole poem is done in a very sweet way..love your style of making poems and it make me think and inspiring of course too... hope you your sweet words will never stop as mine too... your comments and going to add to my new book and book will be soon in your hand... best of luck goood poetess and sweet friend...10+++++++++
WOW....this is an excellent poem.. i liked everything about it. the rhymes, the imagery(one could really see the old man u described so well) . WOW..excellent poem...this ones going straight to my poems list... ;)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
beautiful one.. nothin more to express.10+