Lost in Youth
Silver droplets decorate the
Spider’s web that simulates
a fragile net wherein resides
arachnid meals disguised as flies.
Corners form a dark abode for
insects gnawing on the wood of
ancient timbers left in place to
shelter rodents’ quick forays.
Dusty sunbeams force their way
through dirty windows, lost in haze,
producing sallow spotlight rays
for piping childrens’ guileless plays.
A hideout is a secret place where
prying eyes cannot disgrace
nor mar the unpretentious ways
of simple childrens’ happy days.
Gail Braithwaite Howick is the mother of six and the grandmother of ten. When the children were raised, she earned a BS in English at the University of Utah and recently moved to the beautiful Silver Valley with her husband. She is currently the editor-in-chief of WindRiver Publishing and is serving her fourth term as a Relief Society president. Life is good in northern Idaho.
