Thursday, October 16, 2008

Childhood games

A set of jacks and a little ball 
This game was lots of fun 
Playing in or out of doors 
Holding ten jacks meant you won 

Hopscotch was always played outside 
A piece of chalk is all we’d need 
To mark the blocks from one to ten 
Tossing the stone and then we'd proceed 

The jumping rope was very long 
We’d take turns holding the ends 
Little songs we would recite 
While jumping rope with our friends 

Surfing the waves on my rubber raft 
Enjoying the warm summer breeze 
Making castles in the sand 
We’d do this with expertise 

Riding our bikes and taking walks 
For me it seemed like fun 
Kids are now playing video games 
And are hardly out in the sun 

 By, Randee Saber 10/26/08