Hopefulness

This is yet another piece of homework, and unashamedly doggerel. We had to 'do' a poem that defined an abstract word. I took the last word of the last poem and worked on it...

It's hurrying to the barrier
when the platform's all but empty,

it's not worrying about the Sunday roast
because Tesco always has plenty.

It's smiling at a stranger
and expecting a reply,

it's planting a row of tomatoes
and assuming they won't die.

It's talking to a five year-old
and asking, "Is that clear?"

But most of all it's opening this book
and waiting for words to appear.