A Girl Next Door

Сергей Поверский
There was a girl
Who lived next door
Not very long ago.
She loved her parents,
Home and school.
How can you ask for more?

She played in the park,
Until (it) gets dark,
Like any child, indeed.
She was polite
And never cried -
So, just a normal kid!

The time has gone.
And what it’s done
Became a big surprise:
The girl,
Who used to live next door,
Was hard to recognize!

She’s just become
A charming bride
With a shiny lovely smile
The girl,
Who used to live next door,
Grew up to be a wife!