The Wooden Swing Set

Quiet and still now. The swing occasionally catches the air. The tire never moves. There’s no one there to care. The jungle gym beside it is played with by squirrels. The sand box below holds creatures quiet and shy. Tiny plastic men are lost in the sand deep below. A metal car is with them, once favorite of them all. Leaves stir in the clubhouse, with spiders in its loft. My son hadn’t played with it for a long, long while. But I hadn’t noticed while he was here running in the house. And now when I see the Wooden Swing Set… It’s connects with my empty heart. A touch of Empty Nest Syndrome brought this poem to me.