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          Children Playing in a Roadside Ditch on Holy Saturday

Happy children playing in a roadside ditch
Barefoot and laughing in shorts and tees
A boy grabbing up a frog to frighten the girls
A girl sloshing the boys with a bucket of muck

They pause to peer through a magnifying glass
A worm or a minnow the passerby can’t see
Because to adults, as with many things
The waterways of Fairyland are closed

Happy children playing in a magic fountain
Just as we did when we were very young