Little Brother

From inside you
can feel the cold

The days-old snow
 is still bright white

The sun is shining
trying to do it's
wintertime best

He is in a T-shirt (T-shirt!)
royal Superman blue
Having been summoned urgently
for help

He leans against the
tree trunk
stretching his bare arms
up up up
lifting the prize

To the waiting hands
of another, bigger boy
in the highest branches
his stocking foot
leaning out in the open air
for balance

Thanks buddy!

The reward he gets
is all that he needs