Show WE WERE PLAYMATES Come sit beside my fire with meA me-A quarter of a century Has passed since we together sat Dear lips say on the chimney mat And watched the evening firo until The sandman came our eyes to fill A quarter of a century How much tIlls means to you and mel To those whose lovo still help us bear Our daily burden daily cafe But for whoso words we might not know That we were playmates long ago I Come sit beside the fire with met And let us fancy it to be The sclfsame fire that filled our eyes With childish wonder and surprise And watch it till we seem to hear The same old sandman drawing nearl Forget this eveningfor we can The sober woman serious man Revive in all their simple joy The laughing girl and careless boy Tliat we may fool what others know I Tint H o wqp playmates long ago Ralph Sliaw in Good Housekeeping |