Hello, Stranger

*from "As told by Ginger"... one of my favorite poems...

Hello stranger

You came just in time

I look for your face in a crowd or in line

Hello stranger

Not a moment too soon

See- that old picture is fading in the drawer of my room

Now toys have gone lost

Baby teeth have come loose

There were accidents involving stitches

spilled juice

Report cards were shown

And one time I got sick

But it's nothing I couldn't catch you up on real quick

Hello stranger

I saved you a place

And it hardly seems strange

Now that I've seen your face