Two Poems - Patrick Lowry

This is Patrick's first submission to the Fire Bowl.  Patrick writes poetry and essays, can be seen about town on his trusty bicycle and loves to reminisce about his time as a surfer in the 60's and his awesome childhood in Morocco.  Welcome, Patrick!

Joy

Joy doesn't count it's hours out loud

Or brag about it's girth

It claims neither color or weight

Joy is not proud

Yet it can make whole the broken

And break the door of Hell

My #1 Buddy in the 4th Grade

You might not even notice him at first

He's kind of quiet

And not very tall

On the shy side

He'll never make the team

Or be cool

But he can fix broken stuff

And he knows the way home