But I sure did try

I watched a bubble,
Float on by.
I could not catch it,
But I sure did try.

It floated up and up,
Into the deep blue sky.
I could not catch it,
But I sure did try.

It drifted on the wind,
On and on it did fly.
I could not catch it,
But I sure did try.

Farther and farther,
And oh so high.
I could not catch it,
But I sure did try.

I no longer could see it,
The clouds it passed by.
I could not catch it,
But I sure did try.

But then I suddenly saw it!
On the ground it lie.
Now I could catch it,
And I wouldn’t even have to try!

But as I ran to catch it,
It rolled and hopped.
And when I reached out for it,
It suddenly popped.

Now it’s gone, oh so close,
I thought I would cry.
Yes, I just could not catch it,
But I sure did try…BWL