Down By The Pool

She heard a splash
And thought it to be a sound
That had come
From down by the pool
And then she heard giggles
Echoes that bounced up
Drifted over the wall
Straight into the windows
Of the big old lonely house
She stood still in the kitchen
As she had done in times before
And stopped long enough to listen
To the untroubled melodies
Being sung out to the world
And although it had been forever
Forever means nothing
In the land that was made
So she closed her eyes softly
And let only the sound remain
Of the voices as they danced
And played high up in the trees
In a youthful splendor of bliss
Where time is not as it seems
And she smiled as she thought
How much it had been missed
This kind of life delight
The purest sound of happiness
A truth of unflawed devine
The friendship of each other
And trust in the simpler things
A smile to give another
In times...
Is more precious than it seems