Connie Moore Poet Rhyme

Just Like It Was Yesterday

Just Like It Was Yesterday

When I was but a child
I remember games we played 
  Hide and seek and kick the can
Oh, to think of the memories we made

We walked on stilts we fashioned
Out of old lumber pieces we found
And telephones with copper and old cans
Our imaginations completely free, unbound

We climbed trees without any fear
To reach the top was pure delight
For we could see the whole world
In those days we only stopped for night

When the sun came up the next day
We could be found playing ball
We played tether ball and keep away
Very seldom did anyone get hurt or fall

But all good things come to an end
As childhood things get put on a shelf
And grownup realities take its place
But I had such fond memories for myself

I close my eyes and go back in time
To those wondrous days of summer play
I would love to go there again just once
I remember…   just like it was yesterday.

Connie Moore
3/16/14

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Jan Allison March 16, 2014 at 3:20 PM I wish children got out to play more like we did as children - now sadly glued to mobile phones and computer games risking ill health as they don't always get the sunshine and exercise they need... and they call it progress! Jan x Connie Moore March 16, 2014 at 3:23 PM Thank you Jan I know it is so true. Connie