Thirteen is a very
lucky age!
Hope runs strong as brand-new powers emerge.
In thought and feeling one has turned a page,
Revealing childish pleasures one would purge.
The future is a large and empty room,
Easy enough to furnish with one's dreams!
Eventually, one's brightest flowers will bloom.
Now best friends forever share their schemes.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.