Childhood Then
Childhood then was full of fun
as kids played outside in the sun
So different then, unlike today
with their gadgets and gizmos
that’s all they want to play
On rising with a picnic packed
we trekked all day with no route mapped
Made camps amongst the bushes and trees
as the sun went down, dashing home for our teas
No watching TV night after night
we played board games, did puzzles
maybe had a pillow fight
With fluffy white feathers
strewn over the floor, feigning sleep
as Ma banged on our door
We played conkers and jacks and hopscotch too
there was never a day we had nothing to do
The sun always shone from morning till night
when the moon shone down what a beautiful sight
We saw little green men having fun on the moon
and one day we dreamt we would fly there soon
So next day a space ship we built in the garden
made with rope and old boxes
we had claimed from the foxes
could be launched the next day ~ as we floated away
on another adventure, well what more can I say…
Contest Strand Choice M
Sponsor Brian Strand
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