Do you recall in your childhood
The things that made you feel good
Riding to school on your bike
Meeting up with others you like
When the school day ends
Your social life really begins
All gathered together to play a game
Ball, hide-n-seek, tag all the same
Before the dreaded night time falls
You might have played them all
Reluctantly having to break, to eat
Racing back out to see who you beat
Saturday cartoons to start your day
Torn between watching and going out to play
Tom and Jerry, Bugs and Roadrunner
Yet outside was even funner
Off on your bike (transportation of choice)
Calling your friends at the top of your voice
Cruising the neighborhood seeing who wants to play
Or discovering what your doing the rest of the day
I might end up fishing, or playing ball
Maybe just one friend maybe them all
Our lawn was littered with things to do
Horseshoes, Jarts toy trucks and cars all around
Hula Hoops, Frisbees, Balls and gloves to be found
Though everyday the sun did not shine
So inside were other games you would find
Monopoly, mousetrap, sorry and clue
Hungry hungry hippo, Rock em Sock em robots too
When ever a movie we wanted to see
Down at the theater we would be
Rarely would we be in our homes
Even if others were busy and I was alone
I might just go for a ride or climb a tree
You may never know where to find me
No need to worry I was always alright
I would be home at first glow of the streetlight
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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