A Frolic For Children and Puppies

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One of the enduring sights during these long months of sheltering in place has been that of our next door neighbors’ 5 year old son frolicking and playing with his puppy in the backyard, totally oblivious to the pandemic that has gripped the nation. Covid-19 does not paralyze this child with fear and foreboding as it does his parents. He, along with many other children, blessedly live in the moment enjoying each moment of the day.

I call this music a frolic, but I suppose it is more accurately in the musical form of a Galop, the forerunner of the Polka.

Rolling bodies, Grass stained jeans And shouts, yips, and nips Punctuate the air As the child and puppy Roll in the grass of the yard. Squirt gun fights, An unintentional bath, Painted with frivolity and water as the Sound of laughter And playful taunts, Fill the air around The children who chase And play oblivious To the invisible moat That repels the perils Outside the yard.

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