The following ‘pondering’ was collected by Nina ( daughter ) when she was younger .     It is very thought provoking .

 I was sitting on the steps

 The other day, thinking of You

 and just gazing into this

Mud puddle when all of a

Sudden  I saw this face

Looking back at me and  I said

To myself, “I’m not going to

smile until they do!” so I

Waited, but they didn’t

smile and I got so nervous

And embarrassed that

I smiled first, and right

Away they smiled back

Real friendly like, so I

Was just wondering….

….Do you think it’s

Silly to make friends

With someone who

Lives in a mud puddle?