Fire and Ice
Born 1946
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice
But when I view the kids I sire
I think the world will end in lice
For as they chew and raise my ire
I know they're evolution's slice
To put an end to my desire
To plant another
And pay the price.
Apologies to Robert Frost
DayPoems Poem No. 2608
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/2608.html">Fire and Ice by Timothy Bovee</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
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