Tikky-Tan's Lesson

Tikky-Tan's Lesson


I have a story I will tell
Of when I was a little gel
Of Tikky-Tan, my dragon friend,
Of our good times and what befell.

While on my snow-topped house’s hill
With heart a-race and hands a-chill
I met the dragon Tikky-Tan
On my front porch, beneath my sill.

I loved to play, and so did she!
As best friends, we were filled with glee
And who knows how much time was spent,
Just Tikky-Tan, my friend, and me?

The weeks turned into months on end,
Just me and Tikky-Tan, my friend,
‘Til one fine day she perched on me,
And to my ear she whispered then.

The dragon spoke, her voice quite low:
“My human friend, I have to go,
And while I love your company,
I miss my home! I miss the snow!”

“Oh, please don’t go!” I begged my friend.
“The summer’s almost at an end,
And I’m afraid that if you go,
Your absence will our friendship rend!”

“I told you from the very start,
I’ll be right here, inside your heart!”
My tiny friend then smiled at me,
“We’ll still be close when we’re apart!”

“My friend, I leave this very night;
To keep me here, it is not right!”
My dragon friend then hugged my ear,
And winking once, flew out of sight.

Although I miss her very much,
Her cheerful ways, her friendly touch,
The lesson taught by her still stays:
That friends can leave and stay as such.

Of Tikky-Tan I’ve seen no more;
I search the trees, I check the door.
Although she’s gone and far away,
We’re friends at heart forevermore.