Back in the Day
Hot humid days, we'd ride our pony early
clad in bikini top, shorts, no shoes.
Late-morning found us playing jacks,
pick-up-sticks, gin rummy where Aces are low.
After lunch, a sprinkler run, fort construction,
start Monopoly; rarely finish.
No helmets, skin unprotected, unsupervised.
Summer.
Margaret Bednar
linked with "dVerse Poets - Quadrille #77 - Ace"
Also linked with "NaPoWriMo" - National Poetry Month, a celebration of poetry which takes place each April, was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.
6 comments:
Summer- what great memories this evoked.
"Back in the day" …. back in the happy day! Lovely.
Oh, yes. I know that wild, un-sunscreened summer well. ;) Thanks for the memories! (I LOVED pickup stix!)
My idea of a perfect summer Margaret!!!
This took me back to childhood summers, when kids used to play games, not sit in front of screens. I loved those summers.
Nice!
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