Ooh, I Like It! Can I Keep It?

About what want amounts to
In many or most cases—
The kid picks up a pebble

From the shore, a puppy from
The store—the adult picks up
On the appealing features

Of a new lover, new home.
The geezer in the village
Savors the summer weather

And mutters how sweet it is
Now, if only it could stay.
Now, if only, he could stay.