Two Children*

Two Children

Two children
caught in a sudden summer storm
refuge in an old shack
laying on their stomachs
heads in their hands
watching the rain
swaying their heads and upper torsos
with the movement of the wind blown trees
one turning to the other
and saying
"this is great
I wonder if life will always be
just like this?"

Clouds parting
the sun returns
almost sadly
they feel its
warmth
knowing they must leave

together they walk
until they reach the fork
where they must part
each to her own home
each to her own life