The poetry of Bob MacKenzie: Crossroads

Crossroads
by
Bob MacKenzie

The soldier boy and George stand
on the corner watching the girls
go by;
            when all the girls have come
and gone George takes the soldier
home:
            George takes home the soldier,
and the girls go by forever.

published:
The Parallax Measure,
      Volume LV, Number 12, December 2, 1982

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