Rounding the corner
I see him
and can tell
he wants to talk.
I pull
the earbuds
from my ears—
Hi, buddy.
How ya doing? Having fun out here?
—Good!
Yes.
Seeing a pumpkin in
his yard, I ask,
what are you going to be for Halloween?
—I’m gonna be
the ‘Credible Hulk!
Great choice.
We really don’t
have enough of those, you know.
His smile leaps up
like a grasshopper
and then he bounds
away, too.
I replace the earbuds,
keep walking,
and whisper—
Godspeed, little man,
godspeed.
© 2014 Jennifer
A snippet of a
conversation I had with a little boy I met as I was on a walk. Of course he meant The Incredible Hulk, but the way he said it is so much better. Smiles!
11 comments:
ha. cute...we def need more credible hulks...and politicians...and ....
smiles.
So cute! Smiles to you Jennifer!!
Little ones are so dear - and so innocent. As with this encounter, from time to time, they open a little window into their childlike world and the adult in you - with all that awful grownup knowledge about how mean life can be - wants to protect them so, from the big bad world. I have, occasionally, found myself whispering godspeed under my breath after a sweet exchange such as this. Beautifully sketched, Jennifer.
What a lovely encounter ~ I am sure it made his day, and yours, smiles ~
awwww that is so sweet... what a lovely encounter and def. we need more credible hulks...smiles
That was such a neat writing, poetlaundry! Sweet encounter!! :)
dang, I really like the title and your relating of this conversation :) ~
oh...this is quite adorable...sounds like he'll make a very credible Incredible Hulk.
Jennifer, when my son was little and the show was on television ( a looooong time ago) he always said he wanted to watch the 'Crebado Hunk'. We've called it that to this day, as my grandsons are now pretending. Smile.
A charming, enjoyable read with such a good ending!
These are the best, little snippets of our every day interactions with those around us :)
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