Rocks

the children were in the street again today,
a six year old boy and his two year old sister,
Guenevere, way too young to be dodging cars.
he had a fascination with sewers.
I often saw him over the last two years
peering way down inside the sewer drain
for raccoons which he saw come out at night,
climbing straight up the brick on the side of his house.
he wondered how they could do that and wished
he could too. He wanted to watch all night
but his dad made him go to bed.
Today, the children were in the street again,
gathering stones for a trail to the sewer
for raccoons or other interested parties.
He was sure other little boys would like
to know of such fascinating things

in the neighborhood.