Phoebe's Phase (Orleans LVII '91)

She puts her finger in her belly button and sucks her thumb
She watches Sesame Street and drinks Gatorade
She likes to wear her hair in a fountain on top of her head
She chases the cat and hugs it til it scratches her
She gallops on a stick horse through neighbor's yards
She plays house
She watches Bonanza and reads "Bert Dow"
She plays piano in the early evening

There are vivid memories

Much later, Phoebe (all three of her)
Would struggle
struggle
to help ease my pain
on a tear stained kitchen floor

this is the phase that never ends
for I shall return the favor if need be