Imagine a day

without the sun.

Imagine a circus

Without any fun.

Imagine ice cream

At every meal.

Imagine scrapes

You can’t even feel.

Imagine a train

Without a track.

Imagine a cat

Whispering back.

Imagine seconds

Standing still,

Imagine Jack

Without a Jill.

Imagine me—

The oldest.

© 2011 Elizabeth Ehrenfest Steinglass, all rights reserved