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Things On Strings

I thought it would be fun to see if anyone but me would have a clue what I was 
talking about. Maybe you'll enjoy anyway..   

Green June bugs flying round on a string
Pulling big round buttons tight making them zing

Bright yellow sun perch biting a worm
Click-clacks although they could cause you harm

My bright colored yo-yo, walking the dog
Catching crawdads with bacon under a log

Cup and a saucer from simple yarn
Hanging colored rock candy, each one in turn

Macaroni noodles for mom just because
Popcorn to impress old Santa Claus

Oh the fun we had with just things on string
Kites flying high, and the smiles they bring

©Donna Jones

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  1. Date: 5/7/2013 11:03:00 PM

    This was fun and different. It took me bag to childhood days and I've never thought about how many little activities there were involving strings. My brother used to be able to do the Eiffel Tower with his yo-yo. This touched on so many random memories for me... and all of them, warm and happy times. Thanks for this!

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 5/8/2013 5:18:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thank you for reading my past posts Timothy...glad you enjoyed...
  1. Date: 2/23/2013 9:20:00 AM

    "Lost" nearly this beautiful poem!!!! - Glad I read it now! - Have a pleasant weekend, Donna. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/23/2013 10:05:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    You also friend... blessings
  1. Date: 2/20/2013 10:49:00 PM

    this is so cute. sometimes the nicest sounding poems are about simple things!

    Rabary-Andriamanday Avatar Voahanitriniaina Rabary-Andriamanday Date: 2/23/2013 2:32:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Sorry, can't help from interfering; I just wanted to say thanks with Andrea's words; that's really how I felt, reading your poem; flashback to my own memories...I'm over fifty and happy to learn such a simple recipe for natural crystals. My brand new grand-daughter Maêlle shall have multicoloured rock candy for her firs...t birthday, next year
    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/21/2013 11:04:00 AM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Thanks....glad you enjoyed it...you have to be pretty much over fifty and poor To boot to know what some of them are but glad you liked it...you can hang thread in sugar water for days and rock candy will crystallize around it for instance...anyway...thanks
  1. Date: 2/20/2013 2:46:00 PM

    Click-Clacks, wow, now that's going back some. Amazing what the kids will glom onto, ha? :)

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/20/2013 3:19:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Yeah I was one of those kids and still have mine.....thanks for reading....blessings
  1. Date: 2/19/2013 4:27:00 AM

    ‡ Beautiful Sweet Donna, Sooo Precious As Priceless This Glimpse Into Your Beautiful Heart Once More ˜ Ow That We Could Remain Innocent And Pure In Countless Ways That A Loving Dreaming Beautiful Baby ˜ In This World For The Most One Must Avert Their Eyes, That The Stains As Poisons And Sediments Dark, Do Not Overcome Thus Steal, Their Truest Beauty ˜ I Know, Mine For The Most Was Lost Many Years Ago; Whom Can Know These Reasons Why ? You Are Beautiful! ˜ My Love, Always, Rachel *

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/19/2013 3:46:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    One must remember how things can be rather than the way they now are to calm the senses sometimes....thank you rachel
  1. Date: 2/19/2013 1:07:00 AM

    Donna loved yo-yo's but click clacks always left me bruised lol...great nostalgia ...David

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/19/2013 3:48:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Yeah....me too but I still have a pair...tried them a while back and almost broke my arm!!! Thanks for writing
  1. Date: 2/18/2013 9:20:00 PM

    Donna...you are so very creative to mention such a great many things! Good for you, my dear. I hear strings and my romantic mind equates it with Heart Strings! ;) Thanks for all your lovely comments! You bring me joy!

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/19/2013 3:51:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    It does me good to know some people still have that much romance in their lives...good for you..glad you enjoyed...if you don't know what click clacks are you should Google someone doing them...its a wonder we didn't kill ourselves...if it is on Google...I think they were outlawed but I still have mine....blessings
  1. Date: 2/18/2013 7:48:00 PM

    Yes, when you are a kid string is the mother of all inventions, where you can create neat contraptions by having one end tied to one thing and yet another end tied to some other interesting thing! This end result can be very intriguing! This is quite a special poem, a spectacular piece, Great Work!!

    Jones Avatar Donna Jones Date: 2/18/2013 8:31:00 PM Block poet from commenting on your poetry

    Yeah...wonder how long kids today could be entertained with string?? Thanks...