Children along the river

We played a game amongst twisted trees Then studied the decaying river bank And as we crouched down onto our knees Our paper boats sailed away and sank We rolled around the blades of grass So fresh and pea soup green That shone in the sun like shards of glass It was the happiest we’d ever been My father spotted a Heron in flight We watched in awe as it flapped its wings Flying gracefully away till out of sight Indescribable is the joy it brings Across the river some cows had broke free As they were clambering across the stones They were in a place where they shouldn’t be All mooing orchestrally with brassy tones The arching bridge rose high across the water Like a rainbow across a darkened sky A man made feat using bricks and mortar The safe corridor that kept us all dry Then it was time to head back home Hungry but full of beans Children along the river love to roam Anyway, any how and by any means