The poet watches a young boy playing with his ball. The next minute, his ball rolls away from him and falls into the water of the harbour. As the boy watches his ball disappear, he can also feel his childhood slip away from him. He feels himself growing up very fast as he learns that loss is a part of everyday life and that life goes on despite it. The sight of the sad little boy pains the poet, but he knows that growing up is an unavoidable process.
