Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Little Boy and the Old Man

(Photo borrowed from Raphael. Found at: http://tutto.stumbleupon.com/review/4904586/)


The Little Boy and the Old Man


by Shel Silverstein


Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."

Said the old man, "I do that too."

The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."

"I do that too," laughed the little old man.

Said the little boy, "I often cry."

The old man nodded, "So do I."

"But worst of all," said the boy,

"it seems Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."

And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.

"I know what you mean," said the little old man.

2 comments:

Theresa said...

Very touching!!

Making Memories 1999 said...

Precious, even though the last part is quite sad! Thanks for sharing!

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