The Park (Forgotten Key - Part 2) Poem by Richard Antwi

Like a wind,
I swiftly found my way to the park
Not minding the dangers I could face
When crossing the road
Not forgetting the hustling and buzzing of the neighbourhood
My first time to the park that year

The beginning of spring
When vegetation and shrubbery begin to blossom
With the warmest spring sun ever!
Opted to hang round the kid’s playground area
The beauty of spring was too obvious from all corners of the park
With flora and fauna

Springing daffodils with visiting butterflies
Ducks and ducklings, geese and ganders
Squirrels hiking up and down the greenies
Infants going round the merry go rounds
And mothers chasing and bracing them
To bring them to order

Not forgetting young lovers under shades of blooming trees
Enjoying the weather with their ‘loves at first sight’
Then found myself on one of the wooden settees
Momentarily, flew two pigeons closer to me
As if to welcome me to their abode
With anger and hunger,
I ignored and drove them away

Not realising that they were my would-be friends
My newly found family on the park
Yet, feeling the demands of the empty stomach
As if by instinct, my hand went deep in my bag
To find something to read

Mysteriously, my hand gripped something else
Perhaps, something that could offer me some energy
Some chewy-nuts I had bought the previous day!
Even forgotten that it was still in my possession!
Wow! The pea, the pea...nut!
The Peanut! !