It was a very cold clear fall night

I had a terrible dream

Billy Name and Brigid were playing under my stair case

on the second floor about two o'clock in the morning



I woke up

because Amos and Archie had started barking

That made me very angry

because I wasn't feeling well and I told them

I was very cross the real me

that they just better remember

what happened to Sam the bad cat

that was left at home and got sick and went pussy heaven



It was a very cold clear fall night

Some snowflakes were falling

Gee, it was so beautiful

and so I went to get my camera to take some pictures

And then I was taking the pictures

but the exposure thing wasn't right

and I was going to call Fred or Gerry

to find out how to get set it

I was too late

and then I remembered they were still probably at dinner

and anyway

I felt really bad and didn't want to talk to anybody

but the snowflakes were so beautiful and real looking

and I really wanted to hold them

And that's when I heard the voices

from down the hall near the stairs

So I got a flashlight

and I was scared and I went out into the hallway

There's been all kinds of troubles

lately in the neighborhood

and someone's got to bring home the bacon and anyway

there were Brigid and Billy playing



And under the stair case

was a little meadow sort of like the park at 23rd street

where all the young kids go and play frisbee

Gee, that must be fun

maybe we should do an article on that in the magazine

but they'll just tell me I'm stupid and it won't sell

but I'll just hold my ground this time, I mean

it's my magazine, isn't it?



So I was thinking that